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Metropolitan Mfg. Co. - Dam - Middlefield, CT, 1888
© 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Metropolitan Mfg. Co. - Dam - Middlefield, CT, 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
DescriptionPhotograph of the Metropolitan Manufacturing Company dam in Middlefield, Connecticut. Large stone wall with water pouring over into a river. Wooden building on left side with a bridge over the water. Logs and tree branches on bank.
Object number2015.149.1.132
InscribedRecto, handwritten in black ink: "Metropolitan Mfg. Co. - Dam - Middlefield, CT 1888."

Recto, handwritten in black ink: "Met. Mfg. Co. Middlefield New Dam"
NotesThe Metropolitan Manufacturing Co. of Middlefield, Conn. was an iron foundry.
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