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Title	Torrington, Conn. 1889.
Creator	Norris, George E. Burleigh Lith. Est.
Place	Naugatuck River (Conn.) Torrington (Conn.)
Topic	Brass industry and trade
Topic-Organization, Vessel	Coe Brass Manufacturing Co
Genre	Bird's-eye views
Theme	Environment
Description	Bird's-eye view of an industrial city on the Naugatuck River. The large factory complex in the center of town is the Coe Brass Manufacturing Company. The Union Manufacturing Company (manufacturer of woolens, fancy cassimeres, etc.) is on the opposite side of the river. Other major industries include the Turner and Seymour Manufacturing Co. (manufacturers of fancy hardware), the Hendey Machine Co. (manufacturers of machine tools), and the Excelsior Needle Co. Commercial buildings line the streets of the business district. Houses and churches are scattered throughout the town. A cemetery is in the right foreground. Fields and woodlots are in the distance. A high tree-covered hill is in the right background.
Notes	Perspective map not drawn to scale. Hughes & Bailey, Publishers. 39-43 Gold Street, New York. Boston, MA : Geo. E. Norris, 1889.
Publisher	Boston, MA : Geo. E. Norris, 1889.
Physical format	1 print : lithograph ; 51 x 86 cm.
Identifier	Accession number: 1950.205.0 image/jp2 File name: chs_1950_205_0.jp2
Source	The Connecticut Historical Society.
Rights	Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Graphics Collection, The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.
Sub-collection	Birds eye views

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