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Sulphite Mill in Newton Falls

Sulphite Mill in Newton Falls

Written on photo is: SULPHITE MILL. STOREHOUSE AND MILL. NEWTON FALLS, NY. The photo is an exterior shot of the sulfite mill, including a large smokestack. A horse drawn wagon and two men are in the foreground, in front of the mill. Sulfite was used to bleach paper in the manufacturing process. Newton Falls Paper was unique in that it processed its own local ore to produce the sulfite it used in making paper. Circa 1910. Newton Falls, NY. Real Photo Postcard by Henry M. Beach.

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