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Sonneborn Factory interior

Description

A modern photographic print made from a glass plate negative showing garment workers at the Henry Sonneborn and Company sewing clothing by hand. The Henry Sonneborn and Company was a clothing manufacturing business founded by Henry Sonneborn (1826-1917), a German immigrant who arrived in the United States at age 22. Constructed in 1905, the building was designed by architects Otto Simonson and Theodore W. Pietsch and was located on the northwest corner of Pratt and Paca Streets in downtown Baltimore, Maryland. The neoclassical-style building was nine stories tall and considered fireproof. Then known as the nation's largest clothing factory, Henry Sonneborn and Company turned out 3,000 men's suits per day.

Creator

Date

circa 1905-1915

Collection Number

PP8

Dimensions

8 x 10 inches

Object ID

PP8.710

Extent

1 print

Resource ID

11102

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.