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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution spinningmachine samuel slater samuelslater slater mill slatermill cotton mill machinery cottonmillmachinery 1876 centennial exhibition 1876centennialexhibition spinning frame spinningframe rhode island society for the encouragement of domestic industry rhodeislandsocietyfortheencouragementofdomesticindustry textile spinning yarn weave loom smithsonian institution archives smithsonianinstitutionarchives blackandwhite monochrome black and white Description: The 48-spindle spinning machine, the oldest piece of cotton mill machinery in America, built by Samuel Slater and operated by him on December 20, 1790, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Exhibited in 1876 at Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, and, in 1885, lent by United States National Museum for exhibition at World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in New Orleans. The spinning frame was presented by Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Dimensions: 8 in x 10 in Date: 1950 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Accession number: 91-3686 Description: The 48-spindle spinning machine, the oldest piece of cotton mill machinery in America, built by Samuel Slater and operated by him on December 20, 1790, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Exhibited in 1876 at Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, and, in 1885, lent by United States National Museum for exhibition at World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in New Orleans. The spinning frame was presented by Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Dimensions: 8 in x 10 in Date: 1950 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Accession number: 91-3686 | ||||
