Springville Mill, Hockanum Mills Company, Rockville (Vernon)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
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 number1983.121.52
DescriptionFour-story masonry brick factory building with arched windows and central tower with open top level and ventilated spired roof. Ivy on right side of tower. A masonry retaining wall with metal [iron?] railing and hedgerow is in foreground with trees and bushes at either end. A tall smokestack is in background to the right of the tower. There is a utility pole at the front right corner of the buildings. There is a small metal frame at the peak of the tower roof.
NotesSubject Note: In 1920, the Hockanum Mills Company included the Hockanum Company, Springville Manufacturing, New England Company, Minterburn Mills, J. J. Regan Manufacturing and the American Mills. Photograph taken for August Schmelzer Company and sent to Germany to be made into a postcard.Status
Not on view
