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South West view of Collinsville, Canton Conn.

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Title	South West view of Collinsville, Canton Conn.
Creator	Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885.
Place	Collinsville (Conn.) Farmington River (Conn.)
Topic	Industrial housing Axe industry Industrial buildings Industrial housing Rivers Fences
Topic-Organization, Vessel	Collins Company (Hartford, Conn.)
Theme	Livelihood Lifestyle
Description	View of Collinsville from the west side of the Farmington River. In the foreground a man sits on a rock sketching, probably a self-portrait of the artist. Some houses of the workmen are in the foreground to the left. The large industrial buildings of the Collins and Company Ax Factory and additional houses are on the far side of the river. Hills rise steeply in the background.
Notes	Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836. Collins Company was the world's largest axe and edged tool manufacturers. The company was established in 1826 as Collins & Co. by Samuel W. and David C. Collins. The co-partnership failed and in May 1834 the Collins Manufacturing Company was chartered by the Connecticut legislature for the purpose of manufacturing axes and edge tools. The business address was in Hartford and the manufacturing establishment located at Collinsville. It was the major employer in the area. In 1843 the company name was changed to Collins Company.
Date created	1836.
Physical format	1 drawing: : ink ; 10 x 14 cm .
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number 1953.5.38 File name 2826 img0055.pcd
Source	The Connecticut Historical Society.
Collection	John Warner Barber Collection .
Rights	Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Graphics Collection, The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.
Sub-collection	Drawings

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