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Lithograph, approx. 11" x 13", mounted, old shadow from a previous mat in the margins, old tears and creases evident but no apparent loss; good. The Providence Dyeing, Bleaching & Calendring Co. began its operations on Sabin Street in Providence under the name Patent Calendering and Bleaching Company. In 1842 the company was incorporated as Providence Dyeing, Bleaching and Calendering Company, making official a name that had been in common usage for some time. By 1845 it had acquired a water privilege and industrial building along the Woonasquatucket in the Olneyville section of Providence. Converted for use as a bleachery, this building provided the nucleus for the company's 19th-century expansion, which included the construction between 1843 and 1875 of a Grey Room, a Packing House, and a Kier Room. In 1885 the company closed its Sabin Street plant, consolidating all operations in Olneyville. The image in this lithograph is of the Sabin St. location.