A worker runs a warping creel at the Amana Woolen Mill.

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Amana, Iowa - A worker runs a warping creel at the Amana Woolen Mill. The machine gathers up to 240 strands of yarn that will later be woven into cloth on a loom. The Woolen Mill is one of the enterprises started when German immigrants established the communal Amana Colonies in 1855.

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Size: 4368px × 2912px
Location: Amana, Iowa USA
Photo credit: © Jim West / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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