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Shelton Basket Company:
Factory Photographs


Title: Workers Cutting Wood
Date: ca. 1950
Description: A picture of Shelton Basket Company Factory workers cutting wood to make baskets
Wood Cutter: ca: 1950
Wood Cutter ca:1950

Title: Factory Floor
Date: ca 1950
Description: A picture of Shelton Basket Company Factory Floor
Factory Floor ca:1950
Factory Floor ca:1950

Title: Window Display
Date: ca. 1938
Description: Norman Elwell of the Shelton Basket Company demonstrated how baskets were made in G. Fox's store window in Hartford.
window display ca:1938
window display ca:1938

Title: Photo Shoot
Date: August 5, 1955
Description: This is a photo shoot for an advertisement for the Shelton Basket Company.
Photo shoot ca:1955
photo shoot ca: 1955

Title: The Factory
Date: ca. 1920
Description: A picture of the outside of the Shelton Basket Company Factory.
Factory ca: 1920
Factory ca:1920

Title: Factory Workers
Date: ca. 1910
Description: Factory workers making baskets.
workers making baskets ca:1940
workers making baskets ca:1910

Title: Transportation
Date: ca. 1930
Description: Gallagher and Son Moving Company transporting baskets
Transporting the baskets ca:1930
Transporting the baskets ca:1930
Transporting the baskets ca:1930
Transporting the baskets ca:1930
Transporting the baskets ca:1930
Transporting the baskets ca:1930

Title: Lumber Yard
Date: ca. 1940
Description: The Lumber Yard outside the Shelton Basket Company
Lumber Yard ca:1940
Lumber Yard ca:1940
Lumber Yard ca:1940
Lumber Yard ca:1940
Lumber Yard ca:1940
Lumber Yard ca:1940
Lumber Yard ca:1940
Lumber Yard ca:1940

Title: Standing with Baskets
Date: ca. 1930
Description: Abraham Lavieties, the owner of the Shelton Basket Company standing with the products
Owner with baskets ca:1930
Owner with baskets ca:1930
Owner with baskets ca:1930
Owner with baskets ca:1930
Basket ca:1930
Baskets ca:1930
Basket ca:1930
Baskets ca:1930

Title: Groceries
Date: ca. 1910
Description: A window display of groceries placed in Shelton Baskets
Grocery Store ca:1910
Grocery Store ca:1910

Title: Shelton Basket Company Softball Team
Date: September 19, 1948
Description The Shelton Basket Company Softball Team poses for a photo.
Ray Lavietes is in the back row, first on the left.
Softball Team
Softball Team ca:1948

Title: Shelton Basket Company Basketball Team
Date: ca. 1948
Description: The Shelton Basket Company Basketball Team poses for a photo.
Ray Lavietes is in the back row, last on the right.
Basketball Team ca:1948
Basketball Team ca:1948

Title: A Display of Baskets at a trade show
Date: ca. 1930
Description:  A company representative with a display of baskets
A company representative with a display of baskets
A company representative with a display of baskets

Title: Workers Cutting Lumber
Date: ca. 1940
Description: Workers cutting lumber in the yard at the Shelton Basket Company
Workers working with lumbert ca:1940
Workers working with lumbert ca:1940

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