This collection contains photographs and negatives regarding textile processing facilities primarily in Chattanooga, Tennessee, from 1922 to 1976. Images document factory work, particularly Dixie Mercerizing Company’s facilities for processing cotton into mercerized yarn. One item in the collection depicts a product display from Standard Coosa Thatcher Company, another textile manufacturer in Chattanooga. Most images are black and white, with one color photograph. The collection includes a number of duplicate images.