Looks at the cotton industry in Lancashire which, in the middle of this century, supplied most of the world with cotton goods. Features cranes on the docks in Manchester unloading cotton from all over the world to supply the looms of Lancashire. Includes a fashion shows highlighting cotton fabrics used by well-known British designers. Photographed by Jimmy Rogers, music by William Alwyn and editing by C. Beaumont.
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In ACMI's collection
Previously on display
22 April 2019
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
008866
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Clothing trade
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Cotton
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Cotton manufacture
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Cotton picking
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fashion
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fashion design
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - England
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Great Britain
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industry
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industry - History
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Textile fabrics
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Textile industry
Crafts & Visual Arts → Fashion
Crafts & Visual Arts → Fashion design
Crafts & Visual Arts → Textile crafts
Crafts & Visual Arts → Textile design
Crafts & Visual Arts → Textile fabrics
Crafts & Visual Arts → Textile printing
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fashion
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy