Hockanum Company, Rockville (Vernon)
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Date1910
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 1/8 x 7 1/16in. (13 x 18cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionDirt street with masonry sidewalks. On right is large industrial factory complex of clapboard and masonry buildings of the Hockanum Company Mill. On the left and streetside is a tower capped with a large open cupola with weathervane. There is a woman in a blouse and ankle length skirt on the sidewalk. A horse-drawn carriage in is the street near a tree. Three houses are visible along the street. There is a one and a half story Second Empire house to the right of the mill that appears to belong to the complex. A tall smokestack is in the middle of the image as well as a row of utility poles.
Object number1983.121.49
InscribedOn verso: "No. 23, Hockanum Co. Mill, Rockville, Conn / mark publ by The August Schmelzer Co., Meriden, Conn."; "Hockanum Co. Mill, Rockville CT. Yellow Brick Chimney, white and red brick - cement rear bldg" Stamp on back: P. 22 Nov, 1910; L. 24 Nov 1910.NotesConstituent Note: Photograph taken for August Schmelzer Company and sent to Germany to be made into a postcard. Subject Note: Established in 1809 and incorporated in 1836, the Hockanum Company Mills were located at 196 West Street in Rockville, on the Hockanum River. They manufactured fine worsted and woolen textiles, specializing in "cassimeres" [cashmeres?]
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