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Well-illustrated and with fact-filled text, Slater Mill is a charming look back at a pivotal part of Pawtucket life. As a working cotton mill, a space for varied types of manufacturing, and eventually as a project of historical preservation, the Slater Mill has played many roles in the history of Pawtucket. Leavitt's work includes such illuminating images as a turn-of-the-century bicycle shop, a crowded mill scene in the early twentieth century, and the transformation of the site into a tourist attraction in the 1920s. This volume also shows how the site was re-configured as a community museum in the 1950s and '60s, as well as how the industrial emphasis of the curators eventually resulted in the addition of a working water wheel to the site. Well-illustrated, with fact-filled text, Slater Mill is a charming look back at a pivotal part of Pawtucket life that will interest young and old alike. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)974.5History and Geography North America Northeastern U.S. Rhode IslandLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |