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, 1983.121.51  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
J. J. Regan Manufacturing, Hockanum Mills Company, Rockville (Vernon)
, 1983.121.51 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

J. J. Regan Manufacturing, Hockanum Mills Company, Rockville (Vernon)

Date1910
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 1/8 x 7 1/16in. (13 x 18cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number1983.121.51
DescriptionIndustrial masonry factory complex with twin smokestacks on right and tower on left. Row of skylights on one-story ivy covered building in center. Dirt road in foreground with picket fence left of buildings and poles with wires. Man in right corner sidewalk carrying bundles and man standing on wagon in front of building with mansard roof.
NotesSubject Note: Photograph taken for August Schmelzer Company and sent to Germany to be made into a postcard. Textile mill located at West Main Street and Vernon Avenue. Joined the Hockanum Mills Company group in 1906. The group included the Hockanum Company, Springville Manufacturing, New England Company, Minterburn Mills, J. J. Regan Manufacturing and the American Mills.
Status
Not on view