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2000.185.18  © 2001The Connecticut Historical Society.
The Unitype Company, Hilliard Street, Manchester
2000.185.18 © 2001The Connecticut Historical Society.

The Unitype Company, Hilliard Street, Manchester

Datebefore 1903
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 7/8 x 9 13/16in. (20 x 25cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number2000.185.18
DescriptionExterior view of a brick commercial building with lettering that reads: 'The Unitype Company." Two men look out of second-story windows. A smokestack, a flagpole and a watertower are visible above the roof. The tower at the far end of the building is probably a stair tower. A frame addition with sliding doors is at the front of the building. A large frame building is at the far right. A freight car is on the railroad tracks in the foreground. Signs on it read: "1249" "Wt. 23500" "Capacity ...0000 lbs."
NotesDate Note: The Unitype Company moved its factory to Brooklyn, New York, in 1903.
Status
Not on view