Pepperell Mill in Opelika, ca. 1933

The "warping room" at Pepperell Manufacturing Company's mill in Opelika, containing a battery of high-speed warping machines used during the creation of woven cloth. The Pepperell mill closed its Opelika operation in 2006.

Warping room at Pepperell Manufacturing Company's Opelika, Alabama mill, 1933
Courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives and History
Warping room at Pepperell Manufacturing Company's Opelika, Alabama mill, 1933