1939 Rhode Island Architecture Exhibition
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Photographer
Nicholas Romano
Location
Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Worktype
mills (equipment); wheels
Style/Period
American Colonial
Image Type
photographic prints; enlargements (copies)
Image Measurements
width: 30 inches, height: 40 inches
Inscription
[typed label, bottom right:] GILBERT STUART HOUSE, c.1751 / Kingston / The Mill Wheel / Photo by Romano
Description
interior, snuff (tobacco) mill wheel ; Photograph exhibited in Rhode Island Architecture Exhibition, 1939, RISD Museum. Curated by RISD Museum Director Alexander Dorner (tenure 1938-1941) and architectural historian Henry-Russell Hitchcock.
Keywords
architecture (discipline); mills (equipment); wheels; snuff mortars