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1950.6.49b  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Smith, Winchester & Co.: employees, South Windham
1950.6.49b © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Smith, Winchester & Co.: employees, South Windham

Dateabout 1885
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 1/2 x 8 11/16in. (14 x 22cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineBequest of Charles G. Woodward
Object number1950.6.49b
DescriptionLarge group of men posed in front of a frame industrial building. Most wear hats. A few wear caps. Some wear suits. Many wear work clothes, including overalls. Most have beards or mustaches. The elderly man in the center is seated on a wooden box stamped "... & Co. / [N]orwich."
NotesSubject Note: Smith, Winchester & Co. was established ca. 1838. The partners were Charles Smith, a millwright, and Harvey Winchester, a blacksmith. They manufactured papermaking machinery. The business was located on Pigeon Swamp Brook.
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