1992 Bradford Industries Lowell, MA

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1992 Bradford Industries Lowell, MA

1992-12

Footage of workers at Bradford Industries (formerly known as Pandel Corporation) located on 75 Rogers Street in Lowell, MA. As explained in the opening of the video, the company was founded in 1963 to produce vinyl synthetic materials for footwear, such as the white go-go boot material made famous by Goldie Hawn. Bradford Industries was established in 1987, and in the 1990's and 2000's, the company's focus shifted to performance textile coatings, which served automotive, furniture, trucking, marine, industrial, and many more applications.

Many Portuguese immigrants and other residents of Lowell worked at this company, including Januario Leal himself. The video showcases the average day of the workers in this company around Christmas time, as well as meal time between the workers, where they gifted their boss a Christmas gift.

Permission to link out to YouTube page granted by Januario's son, Rob Leal.

UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History

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