Fire insurance maps, 1835-1941 [microform].

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Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Companies. Plan Division. Fire insurance maps, 1835-1941 [microform].

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Fire insurance maps, 1835-1941 [microform].

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122370826

Abstract

The collection consists of approximately 895 insurance plans and maps. Most of the originals were single sheets, approximately 21" x 26" containing a site plan and axonometric drawing with materials denoted by a watercolor wash. The sheets also contain a printed synopsis of the plant and available fire protection systems. The majority of the plants are textile factories, and more than half are located in New England. Of the remainder, most are in the Middle Atlantic States, with decreasing numbers in the Midwest and Southeast. Important non-textile plants include the Boeing Aircraft Company at Seattle, the Glenn L. Martin plant at Baltimore, the rubber factories of Akron, the Buick plants at Jackson and Flint, the General Electric plant at Toledo, the Cleveland Railway Company shops, the Ford Motor Company at Louisville, and the tobacco factories of Virginia and North Carolina.

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3 reels.

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Hagley Museum & Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6693150

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