Old spool shop, Willimantic Linen Co., Main Street, Willimantic.
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Datebefore 1898
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 7/8 x 10 1/4in. (20 x 26cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionGranite industrial buildings line a dirt road. The nearest building has a tower with a cupola and a weathervane. A brick smokestack is beside it. A picket fence, a sidewalk and a row of utility poles run along the street. A fire hydrant is in the right foreground.
Object number2000.185.31
NotesSubject Note: Lawson Ives and Austin Dunham founded the Willimantic Linen Company in 1854 for the production of coarse linen goods. They quickly converted to the manufacture of cotton thread. In 1898 the business was absorbed by the American Thread Co.On View
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