Perspective view of the Willimantic Company’s new mill, no. 4, town of Willimantic, now Windham, Connecticut, United States

People:

Unknown (photographer)
Forbes Albertype (role unspecified)

Title:

Perspective view of the Willimantic Company’s new mill, no. 4, town of Willimantic, now Windham, Connecticut, United States

Date:

1880-1883

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 33.3 x 42.3 secondary support: 44.5 x 54 cm

Reference number:

PH1989:0001:002

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- There is foxing and water damage on mount.

Inscription:

inscribed - on mount below image: “FORBES ALBERTYPE. BOSTON.” inscribed - on mount below image, l.l.: “Mill 820 feet long, 174 feet wide, with / two Wings, 81x48 feet. / Four Porches 45x32 feet. / Boiler House 80x80 feet. / 303,000 square feet floor surface. / 5,500 cubic yards store work. / 1,900,000 Brick.” inscribed - on mount below image, l.c.: “PERSPECTIVE VIEW. / THE LARGEST COTTON MILL ON THE GROUND FLOOR IN THE WORLD. / WILLIMANTIC CO.’S NEW MILL, NO. 4. / WILLIMANTIC, CONN. / 50,000 SPINDLES.” inscribed - on mount below image, l.r.: “450,000 feet Timber. / 1,500,000 feet Lumber. / 30,000 cubic yards earth removed. / 5 Pair Engines. 11x16, 250 horse power / each; making 350 revolutions per minute.”

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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