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C.F. Monroe Opal Glass Decorating Works, Meriden
Image Not Available for C.F. Monroe Opal Glass Decorating Works, Meriden

C.F. Monroe Opal Glass Decorating Works, Meriden

Dateabout 1895
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 3/4 x 7 7/8in. (12 x 20cm)
DescriptionLarge frame industrial building with a brick foundation. Signs on the three-story wing at the left read: "Show / Room" and "Office / Entrance." A sign on the two-story wing at the right reads: "C.F. Monroe Opal Glass Decorating Works." A flatcar is on railroad tracks in the right foreground. Snow is on the ground.
Object number2000.185.16
NotesSubject Note: The Opal Glass Decorating Works, Charles F. Monroe, proprietor, was located opposite the Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut River Railroad depot. It was in business from 1892 until 1916.
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