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1987.223.3  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Mill interior : Women straightening silk fibers.
1987.223.3 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Mill interior : Women straightening silk fibers.

Dateabout 1920
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 9 13/16 x 7 7/8in. (25 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionSeven women working at Cheney Brothers Silk Manufacturing Company straightening silk fibers. Each woman has a pile of raw silk fibers on a scale to her left. Rolls of straightened fibers are to her right. A wash basin and roller towels are on the wall at the left between windows. A young man stands in a caged-off office area at the back of the room.
Object number1987.223.3
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2012.536.266   © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Keystone View Company
    1900-1914
    Gift of Harriette Harrison, 1960.77.14  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    1855-1865
    Gift of Mariette Newman Fitch, 1952.69.39  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    about 1860-1865
    Gift of Mrs. Norma Mehl, 1991.124.1  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Sophia Wilcox
    1856-1864
    Gift of Mrs. Constance Adams, 1995.48.4, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    Mrs. Constance Adams
    about 1960
    1979.25.81  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    W. F. Miller & Co.
    probably 1918
    1979.25.105  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    W. F. Miller & Co.
    probably 1918