The story of textiles; a bird's-eye view of the history of the beginning and the growth of the industry by which mankind is clothed (1912)
Walton, Perry, 1865-1941 · Boston, Mass., J. S. Lawrence · leaf 148
''When {{w|Joseph Marie Jacquard|he}} was about twenty, his father<br>died, leaving him a small house and hand loom, and he turned<br>his genius to improvements in weaving. He was unsuc-<br>cessful, however, and sought other occupations, working<br>first in a plaster quarry at Bresse, near Lyons,… … <br> ''Faithfully Yours
Textile industry
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