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Title	Oldest silk mill in the U.S., Hanks Hill, Mansfield.
Place	Hanks Hill (Conn.) Hanks Hill Pond (Conn.)
Topic	Silk industry Textile industry Industrial buildings
Theme	Livelihood Environment
Description	One-story frame building with a stone foundation. A trellis with vines growing on it is beside the door. The pond in the background is probably Hanks Hill Pond. A grassy lawn and a dirt road are in the foreground. Inscribed on back: "Oldest silk mill in U.S. at / Hanks Hill Mansfield, Conn."<br>
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger. <br>According to Connecticut Place Names, Horatio and Rodney Hanks established the first silk mill in America on Hanks Hill, Mansfield in 1810. The original building, measuring 12 x 13 feet, is now in the Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan. <br>
Date created	[192-]
Physical format	1 photographic print ; 16 x 18 cm.<br>
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number X.2000.12.20<br>File name 0532 img0040.pcd<br>
Source	The Connecticut Historical Society.
Rights	Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Graphics Collection, The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.
Sub-collection	Photographs

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