Back view of New Departure factory, Bristol
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1917
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 9/16 x 6 11/16in. (9 x 17cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Delco Chassis Division, General Motors
Object number1995.19.67
DescriptionLarge smokestack on left and a smaller one to the right. A brick factory building and a vertical sided barn are mid view with a large tank (water or oil?). Behind the buildings is a railroad track with freight train of boxcars. A high overhead open gabled structure is over the train cars and there is a woodpile to the right of a small building with picket fence leaning on it about mid image. Beyond the tracks in the background is a city streetscape of 2-story houses. On the right is a large masonry building and a church.
NotesSubject Note: Organized in 1889 by Albert F. Rockwell, New Departure made doorbells, ball bearings, coaster brakes, bells and bicycle accessories. Main location was 259 North Main Street and Riverside Avenue at the corner of Downs Street in Bristol. By 1920, other plants were in the Elmwood section of West Hartford, Meriden and East Bristol in Connecticut, plus Detroit, Michigan and Chicago Illinois.Status
Not on view
