Dunham Hall Library, Willimantic Linen Company

Photograph

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Windham Textile and History Museum

Dunham Hall Library, Willimantic Linen Company: Copy of black and white photographic print of the Willimantic Linen Company's Dunham Hall Library, Willimantic, CT. The photo is captioned, and so appears to have been copied from a publication. The captions read "Willimantic Company's Library," "Forbes Albertype," and "Boston." The Forbes Albertype Co. was located in Boston, MA, and flourished between 1856 and 1901, specializing in both albertype photographic prints and lithographs, in the form of art prints, maps, guidebooks, and trade cards. Other Forbes albertypes of the Willimantic Linen Company in the Mill Museum's collection have been dated to the 1880s. This photographic print is probably from c. 1881, a peak year for the Forbes Company. The room is now used as an archival room by the Mill Museum.
Dunham Hall Library, Willimantic Linen Company

Copy of black and white photographic print of the Willimantic Linen Company's Dunham Hall Library, Willimantic, CT. The photo is captioned, and so appears to have been copied from a publication. The captions read "Willimantic Company's Library," "Forbes Albertype," and "Boston." The Forbes Albertype Co. was located in Boston, MA, and flourished between 1856 and 1901, specializing in both albertype photographic prints and lithographs, in the form of art prints, maps, guidebooks, and trade cards. Other Forbes albertypes of the Willimantic Linen Company in the Mill Museum's collection have been dated to the 1880s. This photographic print is probably from c. 1881, a peak year for the Forbes Company. The room is now used as an archival room by the Mill Museum.

Name/Title

Dunham Hall Library, Willimantic Linen Company

Entry/Object ID

2023.2.12

Description

Copy of black and white photographic print of the Willimantic Linen Company's Dunham Hall Library, Willimantic, CT. The photo is captioned, and so appears to have been copied from a publication. The captions read "Willimantic Company's Library," "Forbes Albertype," and "Boston." The Forbes Albertype Co. was located in Boston, MA, and flourished between 1856 and 1901, specializing in both albertype photographic prints and lithographs, in the form of art prints, maps, guidebooks, and trade cards. Other Forbes albertypes of the Willimantic Linen Company in the Mill Museum's collection have been dated to the 1880s. This photographic print is probably from c. 1881, a peak year for the Forbes Company. The room is now used as an archival room by the Mill Museum.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Black and white print

Subject

Dunham Hall Library, Willimantic Linen Company

Subject Place

Neighborhood

Willimantic, CT

City

Windham, CT

Continent

North America

Region

Northeast

Collection

Photographs: Nineteenth Century

Created By

historian@millmuseum.org

Create Date

January 4, 2023

Updated By

historian@millmuseum.org

Update Date

January 4, 2023