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Gift of Charlene Stephens, 2011.227.12  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Tower of Union Station, Waterbury
Gift of Charlene Stephens, 2011.227.12 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Tower of Union Station, Waterbury

Dateearly 20th-mid 20th century
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 1/4in. (14 x 8.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 1/4in. (14 x 8.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Charlene Stephens
DescriptionA tall Gothic revival tower is visible above dense trees. A picket fence is in the foreground.
Object number2011.227.12
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Union Station, the Renaissance revival railroad station in Waterbury, Connecticut was designed by the New York architectural firm McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1909. The soaring bell tower is based on the Torre del Mangia in Siena, Italy. The station closed in the late twentieth century. In the early twenty-first century, it houses the offices of the Waterbury Republican-American. Waterbury's daily newspaper. (Finlay
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