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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 of unidentified workers in a textile mill dye house, possibly the American Thread Company of Willimantic, CT. Black and white gelatin print. Circa 1900. Unknown photographer. -
Black and white photographic print of the interior of Dunham Hall Library on the third floor of the Willimantic Linen Company's company store building. Two copies - one water damaged. Unknown photographer. Dated Oct. 1, 1896. -
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. -
Black and white photographic print of the interior of Dunham Hall Library, located on the third floor of the Willimantic Linen Company's company store (now the Mill Museum), Willimantic, CT. Unknown photographer. Taken c. 1890. -
Stereograph of unidentified workers operating a winding machine at the Willimantic Linen Company, c. 1890. Black and white print on cardboard. Unknown photographer. Studio: Prescott and White, Photographers, 358 Main Street, Hartford, CT. No. 30 in a series.