Hanks Silk Mill--Original Site--Item 12
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As America was taking its first steps towards industrialization, the Hanks family of Mansfield, Connecticut, made early attempts to mechanize the production of silk thread. In 1810, Rodney Hanks and his nephew Horatio Hanks built America's first water powered silk mill. Henry Ford moved the mill, seen here at its original location, to Greenfield Village in 1932.
As America was taking its first steps towards industrialization, the Hanks family of Mansfield, Connecticut, made early attempts to mechanize the production of silk thread. In 1810, Rodney Hanks and his nephew Horatio Hanks built America's first water powered silk mill. Henry Ford moved the mill, seen here at its original location, to Greenfield Village in 1932.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
28 October 1931
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.3067
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 2.375 in
Width: 4.000 in
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