Farmington River dam site, Farmington
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1930
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 8 11/16 x 10 1/4in. (22 x 26cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionRural Farmington River dam site. An automobile is in the right foreground.
Object number1974.50.797
InscribedOn verso: "Farmington p.18 / Site of first Grist Mill on Farmington River" "The site of the probably first grist-mill built on river (1701) and where a mill has been sustained until the present day. Now known as The Winchell Smith Mill. Used to bag and store his flours."NotesSubject Note: Winchell Smith (1871-1933), a noted playwright, owned this mill site. In the 1920s, D. W. Griffith and Company filmed a scene in the movie "Way Down East" here at the invitation of Smith. The mill was subsequently used as a restaurant and bookstore.On View
Not on view
F. H. DeMars
about 1915
