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© 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Meriden Electric Light Co., 1888
© 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Meriden Electric Light Co., 1888

MakerMade by H. Wales Lines Company American, 1864 - 1983
Date1888
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)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionBlack and white photo of the Meriden Electric Light Company in Meriden, Connecticut. Two story brick building. Center of building has a long cupola with windows. Stepped roof. Door has a rounded arch. Trees line the sidewalk. Dirt road.
Object number2015.149.1.107
InscribedRecto, handwritten in black ink: "Meriden Electric Light Co. 1888"

Recto, handwritten in pencil: "Meriden Electric Light"
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. 107)

The Meriden Electric Light Co. was formed in 1887.
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© 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society.
H. Wales Lines Company
1891
© 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society.
H. Wales Lines Company
1888
© 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society.
H. Wales Lines Company
1888
© 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society.
H. Wales Lines Company
1892
© 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society.
H. Wales Lines Company
1891
© 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society.
H. Wales Lines Company
1891
© 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society.
H. Wales Lines Company
1891
© 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society.
H. Wales Lines Company
1888