Hagley Museum and Library

Hagley Museum and Library collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. Hagley’s collections document the interaction between business and the cultural, social, and political dimensions of our society from the late 18th century to the present.

This organization has contributed to the following objects in the Encyclopedia.

B. Altman & Co. Store on Fifth Avenue and Thirty-Fourth Street, New York City, 1914

Beer bottle label for Wiener Beer brand produced by D.G. Yuengling & Son

Beer bottle label for Wiener Beer brand produced by D.G. Yuengling & Son in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries…

Berkshire Knitting Mills Complex, 1925

The Berkshire Knitting Mills complex, 1925

Bird's Eye view of the Singer factory, Elizabethport, New Jersey, ca. 1880

Bird's Eye view of the Singer factory, Elizabethport, New Jersey, ca. 1880. From John Scott’s Genius Rewarded, or, The Story…

Catalogue cover and illustration of a large Singer sewing machine for use in industry

Catalogue cover and illustration of a large Singer sewing machine for use in industry. From Henry J. Miller’s The Singer…

Department Directory, B. Altman & Co. Store on Fifth Avenue and Thirty-Fourth Street, New York City

Factory yard at the Singer factory, Elizabethport, New Jersey, ca. 1880

View of the factory yard at the Singer factory, Elizabethport, New Jersey, ca. 1880. From John Scott’s Genius Rewarded, or,…

Fifth Avenue Entrance, B. Altman & Co. Store on Fifth Avenue and Thirty-Fourth Street

Garage, B. Altman & Co. Store on Fifth Avenue and Thirty-Fourth Street, New York City, 1914

Henry, William’s account with the United States for funds dispersed to Lancaster gunsmiths

William Henry’s account with the United States for funds dispersed to Lancaster gunsmiths, including Jacob Dickert, for firearms purchases in…

John Roebling's Sons Co. Manufacturing Plant, Roebling, NJ, View Northwest, c. 1925.

John Roebling's Sons Co. Manufacturing Plant ("Kinkora Works"), Roebling, New Jersey (view northwest), c. 1925.

John Roebling's Sons Co. Manufacturing Plant, Roebling, NJ, View South, c. 1925.

John Roebling's Sons Co. Manufacturing Plant ("Kinkora Works"), Roebling, New Jersey (view south), c. 1925.

Main Floor, B. Altman & Co. Store on Fifth Avenue and Thirty-Fourth Street

Memorial of Sundry Gun Manufacturers of the Borough of Lancaster

Memorial of Sundry Gun Manufacturers of the Borough of Lancaster, February 4, 1803

Schaffner, Joseph, undated portrait

Frontispiece from Joseph Schaffner, 1848-1918. Recollections and Impressions of his Associates. Chicago: 1920.

Section of the Berkshire Mills looping department

Sewing machine assembly room at the Singer factory, Elizabethport, New Jersey, ca. 1880

Sewing machine assembly room at the Singer factory, Elizabethport, New Jersey, ca. 1880. From John Scott’s Genius Rewarded, or, The…

Singer factory complex, Elizabethport, New Jersey, ca. 1908

Singer factory complex, Elizabethport, New Jersey, ca. 1908. From The Singer Sewing Machine in the Shoe Industry, 1908, n.p.

Singer factory, Elizabethport, New Jersey, ca. 1880

Engraving of the Singer factory, Elizabethport, New Jersey, ca. 1880. From John Scott’s Genius Rewarded, or, The Story of the…

Stables and Delivery Vehicles, B. Altman & Co. Store on Fifth Avenue and Thirty-Fourth Street, New York City, 1914

Stitching room in a shoe factory employing Singer sewing machines

Stitching room in a shoe factory employing Singer sewing machines. From The Singer Sewing Machine in the Shoe Industry, 1908,…

Wyomissing Industries Employee Cafeteria

Wyomissing Partners, ca. 1925