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Source Description
This hand-drawn plan (lithograph) measures 73 x 66 cm. It is matted with a cream colored matte and has a label at one corner that reads “Lawrence Duck Co. (Cotton Mills) Lawrence, Mass. surveyed June 1894 scale of plan 1 in. = 40 ft.” The drawing is in color and is rich with detail. Both a three dimensional and a flat map plan are shown. Notation on the bottom right corner of the plan says that the plan is drawn from “careful tape-line measurements”. Outside proprties were located by pacing. Pipes were often drawn out of their exact location. Distortion of scale may occur during the lithograph process. Diagrams of just what was being done on each floor were draw on the sides. “Cancelled” was stamped on the lower right hand corner. It is labeled plan serial no. 3293.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
pc28b398g
label
Lawrence Duck Company, Lawrence, Mass.
core
obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
id
pc28b398g
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Lawrence Duck Company, Lawrence, Mass.
description
This hand-drawn plan (lithograph) measures 73 x 66 cm. It is matted with a cream colored matte and has a label at one corner that reads “Lawrence Duck Co. (Cotton Mills) Lawrence, Mass. surveyed June 1894 scale of plan 1 in. = 40 ft.” The drawing is in color and is rich with detail. Both a three dimensional and a flat map plan are shown. Notation on the bottom right corner of the plan says that the plan is drawn from “careful tape-line measurements”. Outside proprties were located by pacing. Pipes were often drawn out of their exact location. Distortion of scale may occur during the lithograph process. Diagrams of just what was being done on each floor were draw on the sides. “Cancelled” was stamped on the lower right hand corner. It is labeled plan serial no. 3293.
date
["1894"]
year
1894
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
institution
Lawrence Public Library
collections
Lawrence Public Library Map Collection
subjects
Lawrence Duck Company (Lawrence, Mass.)
subjectsGeographic
Essex (county)
Lawrence
Massachusetts
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
genreSpecific
Plans
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Essex
city
Lawrence
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268d423
collectionArkId
pc28b3976
schema:latitude
42.7
schema:longitude
-71.15
extent
1 plan ; 73 x 66 cm
notes
Title from item or associated materials.
The Lawrence Duck Company (manufacturers of cotton duck cloth) was established in 1853. Some of the buildings in the plan were built in 1853. This factory made sails for American yacht club defenders. Building number 1 was built in 1853; number 2 – 1872; number 3 – 1880; cotton store house -1879; number 2 ell – 1872. The buildings use water power and steam heat; lighting was gas. 10,000 spindles were employed with 300 hands (150 on premises each day). Time was watched by Buerk watch clock and watchmen were always on duty. The factory had a good water supply with fire hydrants nearby. There was a fire alram telegraph on premisis.
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no
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pc28b398g
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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ae61873568337293