Pendleton Woolen Mills
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Pendleton Woolen Mills is an American textile manufacturing company headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Incorporated in 1909 in Pendleton, Oregon, the company is known for its woolen blankets and cloth
The company's Pendleton facility in 2012, at the site of the original mill
Pendleton Woolen Mills c. 1910
A Native American man operates a loom at Pendleton Woolen Mills, photographed by Lee Moorhouse
Two women stand wrapped in Pendleton Woolen Mills blankets, photographed by Lee Moorhouse
Hudson's Bay point blanket
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Hudson's Bay point blankets are woollen blankets originally made for the Hudson's Bay Company in British North America, now Canada and the United States. Manufactured in England since 1779, they serve
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…and color preferences. Like many other mills of the day, Pendleton also emulated the multicolor patterns of candy-stripe blankets, like those found on Hudson's Bay point blankets for their Glacier National Park blanket. The Pendleton blankets became not only basic wearing apparel, but also were standards of trading and ceremonial…
Point system Hudson's Bay blanket for 1935 Hudson's Bay Company catalogue
HBC blanket advertisement from the September 1952 issue of The Beaver (HBC magazine).
Point blankets at the Bay in Winnipeg, Manitoba, ca 1949. Winnipeg was the location of HBC's first department style store opened in 1881.
HBC point blanket label April 2017