Name/Title
Factory Baseball TeamEntry/Object ID
2022.2.47Description
Photograph of players on the American Thread Company's Dye House baseball team, c. 1920. Photo taken at Recreation Park, Willimantic, CT. Black and white gelatin print in a gray cardboard matte. Unknown photographer. Like many large factories, ATC organized its own athletic league, the ATCO MIll League, and workers from various shops played each other. The "D" on their jerseys stands for "Dye House," and the ATCO stands for "American Thread Company." The workers/players were (1st row) Rod Lavillier, Walt Jones, Adams, Archer Hamel, unknown, Litsi Mac, (2nd row) Walt Johnson, Dugan, Art Nichols, Joe Hamel, Bill Berard, and Cooky Blair, according to what is written on the back of the photo matte. The coach was named Casey. Art Nichols (real name Arthur Meikle) was a former major league player. Born in 1871, Nichols played for the Chicago Orphans and St. Louis Browns, mostly as a catcher, retiring from minor league ball in 1912 at the age of 41. Nichols was born in Manchester, NH, and died in 1945 in Willimantic, CT.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin PrintSubject
American Thread Company Dye House baseball teamSubject Person or Organization
American Thread Company, Lavillier, Rod, Jones, Walt, Adams, Hamel, Archer, Mac, LitsiCreated By
historian@millmuseum.orgCreate Date
November 27, 2022Updated By
historian@millmuseum.orgUpdate Date
November 27, 2022