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Description
The new Haskell Silk Mill in Westbrook was built in 1901-1902 upriver from the original mill that was at Saccarappa Falls downtown.
The new mill was larger and was powered by electricity.
The company, which began in 1874, went bankrupt in 1930.
About This Item
- Title: New Haskell Silk Mill, Westbrook, ca. 1935
- Creation Date: circa 1935
- Subject Date: circa 1935
- Location: Westbrook, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Local Code: Coll. 4025
- Collection: Ernest R. Rowe photograph collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Haskell Silk Company (Westbrook, Me.)
- Mills--Maine--Westbrook
- Silk industry--Maine--Westbrook
- Textile industry--Maine--Westbrook
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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