Factories of Pope Mfg. Co. Hartford, Conn.
ArtistDrawn by
Kyes & Woodbury
American, 1879 - 1898
PrinterPrinted by
G. H. Buek & Co.
American, 1884 - 1891
Date1895-1897
MediumChromolithography; colored printer's inks on wove paper mounted on cardboard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 17 1/8 x 44 1/2in. (43.5 x 113cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 3/4 x 49 7/8in. (60.3 x 126.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 3/4 x 49 7/8in. (60.3 x 126.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionA complex of large brick industrial buildings is surrounded by grassy lawns and an iron fence. Young trees and small circular flower gardens are in the lawns. Smoke issues from smokestacks. Some buildings have clerestories, skylights, or dormer windows. Many have decorative brickwork. Horse-drawn vehicles, an electric trolley, and men on bicycles are on the road. The buildings of the city of Hartford and the Park River are in the background.
Object number2009.32.0
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "FACTORIES OF THE POPE MFG. CO. HARTFORD, CONN."; "COLUMBIA TUBE MILL" "HARTFORD RUBBER WORKS" "COLUMBIA BICYCLE FACTORY"; above image, "HARTFORD CYCLE CO."On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesDate Note: According to the 1895 and 1896 Hartford city directories, "The Pope Manufacturing Company also control and operator factories of the Hartford Cycle Co. and the Hartford Rubber Works." Mention of the Tube Mill first appears in 1897. (Finlay, 11/23/2009)
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