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1966.103.13.2  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Hazard Powder Company, Hazardville (Enfield)
1966.103.13.2 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Hazard Powder Company, Hazardville (Enfield)

Date1891
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 1/8 x 4 5/16in. (8 x 11cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionClapboard barnlike shed on narrow gauge railroad with railroad car inside right opening. Storage area on left.
Object number1966.103.13.2
InscribedOn verso: "from H. B. Foster. Hazardville Powder Works '91".NotesSubject Note: Augustus G. Hazard organized Hazard Powder Company in 1843 for the production of gunpowder. Hazardville is a community in Enfield and was named after Augustus Hazard versus the nature of its primary product.
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