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Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield, Mass.

Man on top of rattan factory chimney

Item

Title
Man on top of rattan factory chimney
Description
Photograph taken in 1900 shows a man on top of the remains of the chimney of the Wakefield Rattan Company factory on Water Street. The approximately 180-foot chimney had been struck by lightning on March 12, 1899.
Contributor
Institution: Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Coverage
Massachusetts--Middlesex (county)--Wakefield
Creator
Payro, J. (Joseph C.), 1862-1953
Date
1900
Format
image/jpeg
Publisher
[Wakefield, Mass.] : The Author
Subject
Heywood-Wakefield Company (Wakefield, Mass.)
Wakefield Rattan Co.
Chimneys
Type
still image
Photographs
Original Format
1 picture : b & w 13 x 18 cm.