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Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.185.21  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Socie ...
Birds-eye view of Russell Manufacturing Company, Middletown.
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.185.21 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Birds-eye view of Russell Manufacturing Company, Middletown.

Dateabout 1910
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/16 x 11in. (18 x 28cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2000.185.21
DescriptionAerial perspective of large complex of industrial factory buildings. Two water towers are in the foreground. Numerous smokestacks are scattered throughout the complex. A wire fence surrounds a house and garden. A trolley, a truck, a horseback rider and a horse-drawn wagon are on a road. The Connecticut River is in the background with hills beyond.
NotesSubject Note: The Russell Manufacturing Company, Main Street, South Farms, Middletown, made cotton belting, elastic webbing, suspenders, garter webs and automobile accessories.

Medium Note: View is a photograph of a drawing.
Status
Not on view