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Title	View of Bristol, Conn. 1878.
Creator	O.H. Bailey & Co.
Place	Bristol (Conn.) Pequabuck River (Conn.)
Topic	Bank buildings Clock and watch making Dwellings Factories Hardware industry
Topic-Organization, Vessel	E. Ingraham Co Bristol National Bank J.H. Sessions & Son
Genre	Bird's-eye views
Theme	Environment
Description	Bird's-eye view of a small industrial city. The Pequabuck River runs through the center of town, and several millponds are visible. Major factories include E. Ingraham & Co. Clock Manufactory, Geo. A. Jones Mechanical Toy Manufactory, J.H. Sessions & Sons Manufacturers of Trunk and Cabinet Hardware, Wallace Barnes Clock Springs Manufactory, S.E. Root's Clock Manufactory, and Dunbar Brothers Spring Manufactory. All of these companies are depicted in separate vignettes as well as in the main view. Other vignettes include the Bristol National Bank, and the residences of E. Ingraham, W.H. Nettleton, N.L. Birge, J.H. Sessions, E.B. Dunbar, and S.E. Root.
Notes	Perspective map not drawn to scale. Beck & Pauli, Lithographers. Boston : O.H. Bailey & Co., 1878.
Publisher	Boston : O.H. Bailey & Co., 1878.
Physical format	1 print : lithograph ; 62 x 76 cm.
Identifier	Accession number: 1984.122.0 image/jp2 File name: chs_1984_122_0.jp2
Source	The Connecticut Historical Society.
Rights	Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Graphics Collection of The Connecticut Historical Society.
Sub-collection	Birds eye views

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