Box 1

Scope and Contents

Includes 2 photos of engraving & printing c. 1900

Scope and Contents Image depicts a cloth label referring to the A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing Company in Providence, R.I., showing a man and a woman on horseback in 17th-century (?) dress. The A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing Company, a cotton manufacturing company, was run by members of the Sprague family, who also operated the Sprague Print Works in Cranston, R.I., where the woven cloth was printed. The Sprague Print Works became the Cranston Print Works in 1920. The original cloth label was part of the...

Scope and Contents Image depicts a promissory note issued by the A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing Company of Providence, R.I., on November 1, 1873 in the amount of $5,000. The A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing Company, a cotton manufacturing company, was run by members of the Sprague family, who also operated the Sprague Print Works in Cranston, R.I., where the woven cloth was printed. The Sprague Print Works became the Cranston Print Works in 1920. Information on the back of this photo indicates it was part...

Scope and Contents Image depicts the Cranston Print Works Textile Museum, located in the carriage house on the grounds of the historic Sprague Mansion in Cranston, R.I. Building is two-story brick, with a cupola. Photo taken in winter; snow on the ground. The Cranston Print Works, a texile printing company, was originally established in 1807 as the Sprague Print Works, owned and operated by members of the Sprague family, who also operated the Sprague Manufacturing Company, a cotton manufacturing company. The...

Scope and Contents

Image depicts the historic Sprague Mansion in Cranston, R.I., site of the Cranston Print Works's 150th anniversary gala party. The mansion is a three-story clapboard building with several extensions. The Sprague family owned the A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing Company and the Sprague Print Works, which became the Cranston Print Works in 1920. 25.75 x 20.75 cm.

Format: Black and White photograph.

Scope and Contents Image depicts an aerial view of the Cranston Print Works plant in Cranston, R.I. The plant consists of a series of interconnected buildings; houses and cars visible in the foreground; a body of water is visible in the upper right-hand corner. The Sprague family originally owned the Sprague Print Works, which passed to B.B. & R. Knight after the Civil War, and was reorganized as the Cranston Print Works in 1920. A detail of this photo is found in "Cranston: a designing company". 25.5 x...

Scope and Contents Image depicts an aerial view of the Cranston Print Works plant in Webster, Mass. The plant consists of a series of interconnected one-story buildings; a highway interchange visible in the background; a body of water visible in the far background. The Sprague family originally owned the Sprague Print Works, which passed to B.B. & R. Knight after the Civil War, and was reorganized as the Cranston Print Works in 1920. The Webster, Mass., plant, one of the early Samuel Slater mills, was...

Scope and Contents Image depicts an aerial view of the Cranston Print Works plant in Fletcher, N.C. The plant consists of a large, one-story building with additional buildings off to each side. An empty parking lot is to the left; open rural land in foreground and background. The Sprague family originally owned the Sprague Print Works, which passed to B.B. & R. Knight after the Civil War, and was reorganized as the Cranston Print Works in 1920. The Fletcher, N.C., plant was opened in 1949. A detail of this...

Scope and Contents Image depicts two men in the engraving room in the Cranston, R.I., plant of the Cranston Print Works. The man in the suitcoat, vest, and tie may be a supervisor; the other man is in work clothes. A large open ledger is laying on top of a row of large metal tubes. The Sprague family originally owned the Sprague Print Works, which passed to B.B. & R. Knight after the Civil War, and was reorganized as the Cranston Print Works in 1920. 25.75 x 20.75 cm. Format: Black and White...

Scope and Contents

Image depicts male employees in the roller print shop in the Cranston, R.I., plant of the Cranston Print Works. The man in the center, wearing a buttoned jacket, may be a supervisor; the other men are in work clothes. The Sprague family originally owned the Sprague Print Works, which passed to B.B. & R. Knight after the Civil War, and was reorganized as the Cranston Print Works in 1920. 25.75 x 20.75 cm.

Format: Black and White photograph.