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Item 1: Ruined Mill, Rocky Brook, R.I., 1874

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 13

Scope and Contents

[Ruins of Rocky Brook Mill] (in pencil on reverse), R.I. One of "Clarke's Sterescopic views of Narragansett, R.I." [Narragansett Hosiery Co.] (At the time of the Narragansett Hosiery Co./Rocky Brook mill fire, both Rocky Brook and Narragansett were part of South Kingstown, R.I. Narragansett split off in 1888.) Image shows dirt road leading past tree with bare limbs. Behind tree is a picket fence and a rock wall. Behind the fence and wall is the burned out shell of a 3-story mill building. Scorch marks can still be seen on the ruins. There is a 2-story building just the the left of the ruins and there are additional one story buildings on the right. There is a tall smokestack on the left end of the ruined building. 17.5 x 8.7 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Dates

  • 1874

Language of Materials

Collection material in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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Extent

6.33 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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