PAGE Ancient Egyptian rope 12 Nootka whaling lines 13 Ancient Egyptian rope-making methods 14 Use of rope in ancient Egyptian kitchen 14 Specimens of ancient Egyptian cordage 15 Detail of sculptured rope from Triumphal Arch at Orange 17 Attic sailing ship, sixth century B.C. 17 Mayflower in Plymouth harbor 18 Office of Plymouth Cordage Company 20 Bourne Spooner, founder of Plymouth Cordage Company 21 First advertisement of Plymouth Cordage Company 21 Old-time method of hackling cordage fiber 22 Spinning rope yarn by hand with old-time spinning wheel 23 Pilgrim Hall, Plymouth 24 Hank of Manila fiber 28 Philippine hemp cart 29 Filipino cleaning Manila fiber 30 Filipinos preparing Manila fiber for market 31 Examining Manila fiber at dock 32 Suburb of Manila--Manila fiber plant growing 33 Philippine street scene 34 Gathering leaves of Sisal fiber plant 36 Loading Sisal fiber leaves on plantation car 37 Scenes at cleaner house on Sisal fiber plantation 38 Bale of Sisal fiber 39 Machine separating Sisal fiber from leaves 40 Sisal fiber drying 41 Sisal fiber steamer at Plymouth Cordage Company’s pier 42 American hemp stacked in fields 44 Preparing American hemp for market 45 New Zealand flax plant 46 Hemp growing by the water 47 Uncle Ben, hemp breaker 48 Pine tar manufacturing methods 50 Pine tar handling at naval stores yard 52 Examining and re-grading Manila fiber at cordage factory 56 Track and warehouse facilities, Plymouth Cordage Company 57 Stacking Manila fiber in warehouse 58 Trucking Manila fiber into warehouse 59