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March 2011 Pic of the Month
Silk in Their Blood

The Hanks Silk Mill in Mansfield, Connecticut, in 1931. By this time, the 1810 mill building had been moved from its original stream-side site where the family built two subsequent mill buildings. In later years, the 1810 mill building was used for storage by the Hanks family. THF101184

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