This article has been clarified to reflect that the film may be among the earliest viewable film footage in Massachusetts. It may be among the earliest viewable film footage taken in Massachusetts.

FALL RIVER – Reader Ronald Bernardo wrote in to “Fall River Wonders” to say he remembers seeing bales of cotton being offloaded from trains and he’s always wondered how cotton got made into threads ...

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