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Title	Belding Brothers Silk Mill, Stone Mill, Rockville (Vernon).
Place	Hockanum River (Conn.) Vernon (Conn.) 104 East Main Street (Rockville, Conn.)
Topic	Industrial buildings Textile industry Silk industry Factories
Topic-Organization, Vessel	Belding Brothers Company
Theme	Livelihood
Description	Industrial complex of masonry factory buildings. Five-story building on left with tower is probably part of the Stone Mill. Two smokestacks at right may be part of what is probably the Belding Silk Mill. Center of image is a cupola and several buildings have rooftop skylights and metal chimney shafts. Street in front has utility poles, picket fence and bridge going over the Hockanum River. Right side of street has decorative iron fence connected to a picket fence. At left in background are groups of houses. Inscription on back: "No. 4 / Stone Mills and Balden [sic] Silk Mill / Rockville Conn." "right side Stone Co. light [coll?]. Left brick. Slate roof."<br>
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger. <br>The "Old Stone Mill" was operated by J. J. Regan Manufacturing, a woolens textile mill, formerly the White Stone Mill. Belding bought the Stone Mill in 1911. The complex was at the juncture of Brooklyn, Main and Grove Streets. <br>Photograph taken for August Schmelzer Company and sent to Germany to be made into a postcard. <br>Writing on back appears to be done by the August Schmelzer Co. but lacks his stamp. <br>
Date created	[ca. 1910]
Physical format	1 photographic print ; 13 x 18 cm.<br>
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number 1983.121.40<br>File name 0540 img0020.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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