Underwood Typewriter Company, Capitol Avenue, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
After a work byAfter a work by
Hurd Martin Company
Date1911
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 9/16 x 6 11/16in. (9 x 17cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionIndustrial factory complex at intersection of Capitol Avenue and Woodbine Street. Three entrances are marked by towers with flags on top. Two large smokestacks on left behind large rooftop, letters spelling "UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER COMPANY". Buildings left and right each have large lettering "UNDERWOOD". Streets have trees, people walking on masonry sidewalks, cars, a truck and horse-drawn wagons. Two sets of trolley tracks with trolley on Capitol Avenue. Inscription on back: "1911". Inscription on front: "Underwood Typewriter Company, Hartford, Connecticut, U. S. A., General Offices, New York City".
Object number2000.197.11
NotesSubject Note: Located at 581 Capitol Avenue, incorporated in 1898 with John T. Underwood, President and Director. Advertised as "The largest typewriter factory in the world". International typewriter sales.Medium Note: Photographic reproduction of a lithograph or drawing
On View
Not on view
James Parker
about 1935
