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1987.223.5  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Mill interior : Woman at roving frame.
1987.223.5 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Mill interior : Woman at roving frame.

Dateabout 1920
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 9 13/16 x 8 1/4in. (25 x 21cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionWoman working at Cheney Brothers Silk Manufacturing Company in South Manchester. Label on back reads "Spinning silk, showing roving frame." Rough silk is being spun down to a finer form and then on to spools.
Object number1987.223.5
On View
Not on view
1979.25.105  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
W. F. Miller & Co.
probably 1918
1979.25.81  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
W. F. Miller & Co.
probably 1918
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2012.536.266   © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Keystone View Company
1900-1914
1979.25.220  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Edmund Martin Ogden
about 1915
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.474, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1900
1979.25.170  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
W. F. Miller & Co.
probably 1918