Waterbury, Connecticut, 1917 – Historic Map Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique map of Waterbury, Connecticut, 1917 brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Aero view of Waterbury, Connecticut 1917
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Waterbury, Connecticut, 1917
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Waterbury, Connecticut, in 1917 was a brass city pulled into the First World War. After the United States declared war in April, many of its mills shifted from civilian goods toward shell casings and cartridge cases for the army and the Allies, and Scovill's presses ran hard to meet those orders. Labor grew tight as young men registered for the draft in June, and employers drew newcomers from across the region while housing and streetcar lines strained under the crowds. Residents bought Liberty Bonds at rallies in the downtown streets, and the war effort became the common subject in parish halls and lodge rooms. For people living there, 1917 was the year the factory whistle began to mean the nation's war as much as their own paychecks.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Creator | hughes & bailey, fowler, t. m. (thaddeus mortimer) |
| Notes | An original bird's-eye view map of Waterbury, Connecticut, drawn in 1917. Bird's-eye view maps were drawn by travelling artists who walked a town street by street, sketching every building from an imagined vantage point in the air, then sold the finished lithograph door to door by subscription. Roughly five thousand American towns were recorded this way between the 1860s and the 1920s, and for many of them the panoramic map is the most complete picture of the place that survives. Reproduced from the original in the Library of Congress collections. Printed to order on archival paper. Free shipping on all US orders. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Connecticut |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 10,032 × 7,200 px · prints to 33 × 24 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Aero view of Waterbury, Connecticut 1917 |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-OYK-488162 |
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