Photographing this mill also introduced me to something I'd never seen before - the boiler room. This was the powerhouse for the mill. At the Old Cotton Factory, the boilers were outside so I was able to take pictures of them. It says: Lombardi Ironworks - 1930 - Augusta GA.
	Here you can see both boilers and the smokestack attached to them. The stack has been painted around its base beside the boiler room but the upper section has kept its original color.
	From this angle, you can see the boiler room to your left (beneath the small window), the stack, and the train tracks embedded in the walkway which would be where coal would have been brought in and possibly cotton products were shipped out.
	Another treasure I came across was when I was allowed inside the mill to photograph it. This is one of the looms used to weave the cloth.
	This is the loom, complete with thread, from the rear. As you can probably guess, I was just fascinated with this. I had seen pictures of looms in the books but never seen one up close and personal.
	Again, a view of the loom from the side showing the motor and the material being woven. I had a dozen pictures of the loom alone and trying to select what would best show it off wasn't easy.

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