Written caption from Macklem album: "A pair of rolling mills or wheel mills in upper Hagley. The larger mill was originally used for other purposes, maybe a dust mill. The dust mills were superseded by the rolling mills. As it was necessary to...
Written on edge: "Established 1810. The Old Lukens Rolling Mill, First to make Boiler Plate in America. Chas. Huston & Sons, Proprietors, Coatesville, PA." Written on back: "The 'Brandywine Rolling Mill,' 1810, from a rare old woodcut."
Typed caption: "Lower yard rolling mills (wheel mills) exploded 10:15 pm Friday, July 5, 1889. These mills contained the largest rolls of any of the Brandywine Mills. They were reduced in size after this explosion as much damage was done to...
