Photograph of Textile Mill Infirmary

Name/Title

Photograph of Textile Mill Infirmary

Entry/Object ID

2022.2.14

Description

Photograph of a textile mill worker and nurse at the American Thread Company's infirmary in Willimantic, CT, c. 1957. Black and white gelatin print. Hugelmeyer studio, New York, NY.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver chloride

Subject

Textile Mill infirmary

Subject Person or Organization

American Thread Company

Subject Place

Neighborhood

Willimantic, CT

City

Windham, CT

Continent

North America

Region

Northeast

Collection

American Thread Company Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Hugelmeyer Studio

Studio

Hugelmeyer Studio

Date made

circa 1957

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Pho-A-0341

Location

Location

Cabinet

Photos: Photo Files

Room

Archives

* Untyped Location

Main Museum Building

Date

November 12, 2022

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Found Object

Copyright

Copyright Holder

Successor of American Thread Company

Copyright Date

circa 1957

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

This photograph is believed to have been commissioned by the American Thread Company, which is known to have hired professional photographers in the 1940s and 1950s to photograph its Willimantic factory.

Created By

Eves, J.

Create Date

November 12, 2022

Updated By

Eves, J.

Update Date

November 13, 2022