Mrs. Raymond C. Schmitt Collection of Textile Related Photographs, 1971
Collection Number: 6795 P

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Mrs. Raymond C. Schmitt Collection of Textile Related Photographs, 1971
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
6795 P
Abstract:
Images depict Moodus, Connecticut, the Neptune Twine and Cord Mills, and Johnsonville, Connecticut.
Creator:
Mrs. Raymond C. Schmitt
Quanitities:
1 folders
Language:
Collection material in English
Images depict the Neptune Twine and Cord Mills in Moodus, Conn., and the "tourist attraction" of Johnsville, built on a site near the mill by Raymond C. Schmitt when he bought the mill in the mid-1960s. The school house, chapel, general store, and livery stable were purchased elsewhere and moved to the site. It did not suceed as a tourist attraction and was closed in 1994.
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Mrs. Raymond C. Schmitt Collection of Textile Related Photographs #6795 P. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Johnson, Emory
Schmitt, Raymond C.
Neptune Mill (Moodus, Conn.)
Neptune Twine and Cord Mills.
Subjects:
Carriages and carts
Chapels
Church buildings
Cordage
Horse-drawn vehicles
Horses
Textile factories
Textile workers
Water-power
East Haddam (Conn.)
Johnsonville (Conn.)
Moodus (Conn.)
CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1
Neptune Twine and Cord Mill, Moodus, Connecticut
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 1: Bell tower, Neptune Twine and Cord Mills
 1971
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print. Image depicts the bell tower of the Neptune Twine and Cord Mills in Moodus, Conn., showing the original weathervane. Note the 1832 date on the bell tower, the year the mill was built. Moodus is a village in the town of East Haddam, Conn. The mill burned in 1972. 20.25 x 25.25 cm.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 2: Horse and carriage, Neptune Mill collection
 1971
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print. Image depicts a horse and carriage, part of the carriage collection of the Neptune Mill, part of the Neptune Twine and Cord Mills in Moodus, Conn. Moodus is a village in the town of East Haddam, Conn. The mill burned in 1972 but it is not clear if this collection survived the fire. 25.5 x 20.25 cm.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 3: Gilead Chapel, Neptune Green
 1971
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print. Image depicts the Gilead Chapel, located on Neptune Green, across from the Johnson home in Moodus, Conn. Structure is a one-story building with a steep pitched roof, with bell tower. Emory Johnson and his son, E. Emory Johnson, operated the Neptune Twine and Cord Mills for 38 years. Moodus is a village in the town of East Haddam, Conn. Photo taken in winter, probably at Christmas time. 20.25 x 25.25 cm.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 4: Neptune Mill
 1971
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Photographed by Wilson H. Brownell, Photographer, Brownell Studio, Moodus, Conn. Gelatin silver print. Image depicts the Neptune Mill as it looked at Christmas 1971. Building is three-story clapboard with a bell tower (see item 1 in this folder for a close-up of the bell tower). The Neptune Mill was part of the Neptune Twine and Cord Mills. See item 6 in this folder for an image of the mill as it appeared about 1875. The mill burned in 1972. Moodus is a village in the town of East Haddam, Conn. 25.25 x 20.5 cm.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 5: Spillway of the Neptune Twine and Cord Mills
 1971
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print. Image depicts the spillway that powered the Neptune Twine and Cord Mills in Moodus, Conn. The Neptune Mill was powered by a 200 hp water turbine. Photo taken at Christmas 1971. Moodus is a village in the town of East Haddam, Conn. 25.25 x 20.5 cm.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 6: Neptune Mill, Neptune Twine and Cord Mills
 1971
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print, [1971; original photo ca1875]. Image depicts the Neptune Mill, part of the Neptune Twine and Cord Mills in Moodus, Conn., about 1875. Building is three-story clapboard, with a bell tower in the front. Workers (?), both male and female, lined up outside the building; one peers out one of the tower windows. See item 4 in this folder for a photo of this same building in 1971. The mill burned in 1972. Moodus is a village in the town of East Haddam, Conn. 25.25 x 20.5 cm.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 7: Upper village green
 1971
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print. Image depicts the upper village green of Moodus, Conn., with a sign commemorating the Neptune Twine and Cord Mills, and Emory Johnson's home in the background. Johnson was one of the owners of the Neptune Twine and Cord Mills, and operated the company, with his son E. Emory Johnson, for 38 years between 1867 and 1905. Moodus is a village in the town of East Haddam, Conn. See item 8 in this folder for a better view of the house. 25.25 x 20.5 cm.
Box 1 Folder 1
Item 8: Emory Johnson house
 1971
Format: black and white photograph
Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver print. Image depicts the home of Emory Johnson, who operated the Neptune Twine and Cord Mills, along with his son E. Emory Johnson, for 38 years between 1867 and 1905. The home was lived in by four generations of Johnsons, and was built in 1845. At the time of this photo, it was furnished in Victorian rococco style, including a Belter parlor suite and bed. Photo taken at Christmas 1971. Moodus is a village in the town of East Haddam, Conn. 20.5 x 25.25 cm.