Name/Title
Photograph of Dyeing Thread, American Thread CompanyEntry/Object ID
2022.2.27Description
Photograph of Dye Master Victor Turcotte operating a pressure dye vat, American Thread Company, Willimantic, CT, c. 1957. Black and white gelatin print. Hugelmeyer Studio, New York, NY. Pressure dye vats, a 20th-century invention, allowed mills to dye thread already wound onto special steel spools. Leftover dye was dumped into the Willimantic River.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin PrintSubject
Pressure dye vatSubject Person or Organization
Turcotte, VictorSubject Place
Neighborhood
Willimantic, CTCity
Windham, CTContinent
North AmericaRegion
NortheastCollection
American Thread Company CollectionMade/Created
Studio
Hugelmeyer StudioDate made
circa 1957Time Period
20th CenturyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLocation
Location
Cabinet
Photos: Photo FilesRoom
Archives* Untyped Location
Main Museum BuildingDate
November 20, 2022Provenance
Provenance Detail
Found ObjectCopyright
Copyright Holder
Successor of American Thread CompanyCopyright Date
circa 1957Created By
historian@millmuseum.orgCreate Date
November 20, 2022Updated By
historian@millmuseum.orgUpdate Date
November 20, 2022