Tan House

Title:	Tan House
Description:	Black and white photograph of the Boston Mat Leather Company, Peabody, Mass., 1918. Photo has ball point pen notation saying Tan House. Photo shows two men at work, the closest in leather apron and knee-high boots holding what appears to be a pipe or hose. The one further back wears glasses and is arranging hides. To the right are other mounds of hides, a tall step ladder and windows. To the left are large drums or wheels with pulleys, pipes, wooden barrels bound with metal hoops. The floor appears wet. Men at work
Date:	1918
Subject:	Peabody Mat Leather Company (Peabody, Mass.) Leather industry and trade Leather industry and trade -- Employees
Coverage:	Massachusetts -- Essex (county) -- Peabody 34 Walnut Street (Peabody, Mass.)
Contributor:	Peabody Institute Library, Peabody

“Tan House,” Peabody Institute Library, Peabody, Mass., accessed October 17, 2019, https://digitalheritage.noblenet.org/peabody/items/show/166.

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