Rockville from Fox Hill, after Mill Expansion

PhotographerPhotographed by Arthur R. Newell (American, 1861 - 1935)

Date1880-1890

MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 x 8 1/8in. (12.7 x 20.6cm) Mount (height x width): 5 1/4 x 8 1/2in. (13.3 x 21.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund

Object number2003.105.2

DescriptionView of industrial buildings, commercial buildings, churches, and houses in the city of Rockville. The prominent large factory buildings at left belong to the J.J. Regan Manufacturing Company and the Rock Manufacturing Company. The view shows the factory after an expansion and the addition of a tower at the near end. The Central Park and Main Street are at center. The tall steeple left of center is the Union Congregational Church. The Episcopal Church is the dark stone building to its right.

NotesHistorical Note: Note found on postcard of same mill reads, "This is the mill / where most of the army blankets in U.S.A. for the / French soldiers were manufactured this winter. / It is the oldest mill in / town & has the reputation of / m'f'g the best woolen clothes in America". See Rockville in postcard collection. (Lee 9/23/2003)

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