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America Transformed: For several decades following the Civil War, Hartford, Connecticut ranked as the richest city in the nation. As the headquarters for numerous insurance companies, it was known as the "insurance capital of the world." The city also led the Industrial Revolution as a large producer of guns, sewing machines, and machine tools. One marginal inset illustrates the Colt Arms Manufacturing Company, which produced guns widely used during the Civil War and in later conflicts with western tribal nations. This panoramic view from the east captures the city's economic diversity in the 1870s, when it had reached a population of 40,000.
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Document identity
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wd376279m
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The city of Hartford Connecticut
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obj
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map
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1
Source metadata
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wd376279m
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
The city of Hartford Connecticut
description
America Transformed: For several decades following the Civil War, Hartford, Connecticut ranked as the richest city in the nation. As the headquarters for numerous insurance companies, it was known as the "insurance capital of the world." The city also led the Industrial Revolution as a large producer of guns, sewing machines, and machine tools. One marginal inset illustrates the Colt Arms Manufacturing Company, which produced guns widely used during the Civil War and in later conflicts with western tribal nations. This panoramic view from the east captures the city's economic diversity in the 1870s, when it had reached a population of 40,000.
date
["1877"]
year
1877
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_001861
creators
O.H. Bailey & Co
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Hartford (Conn.)--Aerial views
subjectsGeographic
Connecticut
Hartford
Hartford (county)
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
Still image
country
United States
state
Connecticut
county
Hartford
city
Hartford
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largeImageUrl
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1
source
import
pubPlace
Boston, Mass
publisher
O.H. Bailey & Co.
Source extras
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sf268508b
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9s1621613
schema:latitude
41.75
schema:longitude
-72.6833
extent
1 view : col. ; 63 x 83 cm.
notes
Bird's-eye view.
Includes ill. and index to points of interest.
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no
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wd376279m
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map
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