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Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.274  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Soci ...
Hop River Warp Company employees, Willimantic.
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.274 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Hop River Warp Company employees, Willimantic.

Date1887
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 5/16 x 8 11/16in. (16 x 22cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2000.191.274
DescriptionLarge group of employees of Hop River Warp Company (incorp. 1865), Williamantic, May 24, 1887, including men, women, boys and girls. Some women are wearing aprons, girls hats and boys wear overalls.Some wear vests and jackets. William Curtiss Jillson, President and Treasurer stands in far right row, wearing jacket, vest, watch chain and has hat in hand. Four boys on ladder in front of large frame building. Inscription on back: "Employees, Hop River Warp Company; May 24, 1887"; "Wm Curtiss Jillson far right front row"
NotesConstituent Note: Some photographs in this collection bear the imprint of the Northern Survey Company.
Status
Not on view