C. L. Rockwell - Block, 1890
MakerMade by
H. Wales Lines Company
American, 1864 - 1983
Date1890
MediumPhotography; albumen on paper in cardboard album covers
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/4 x 9 1/4in. (18.4 x 23.5cm)
Other (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 11 1/2in. (21 x 29.2cm)
Other (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 11 1/2in. (21 x 29.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionPhotograph of the Charles L. Rockwell block in Meriden, Connecticut. One story brick building with stores. The business pictured is A.T. Bishop, trunks and harnesses. Utility pole, dirt road.
Object number2015.149.1.104
InscribedRecto, handwritten in black ink: "C. L. Rockwell - Block 1890"NotesFrom: An Historic Record and Pictorial Description of the Town of Meriden, Connecticut: And Men who Have Made It... A Century of Meriden "The Silver City." (p. 537)“Charles Lee Rockwell was born in Ridgefield, Conn. He was the president of First National Bank and the City Savings Bank of Meriden. He came to Meriden in 1870.
He was one of the organizers of the Meriden Trust & Safe Deposit Company. He was one of the organizers and directors of the First National Bank in Ridgefield, Conn. He was president of the Miller Brothers Cutlery Company, a director of the Meriden Cutlery Company, and one of the organizers and directors of the Meriden Horse Railroad Company.”
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