Duck Company Construction Drawings
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Dates
- undated
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Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
The Lawrence Duck Company was establisehd in 1853 in a parcel of land between Canal Street and the Merrimack River on North Union Street. It was a manufacturer of cotton duck cloth and made sails for the American Yaught Club Defenders. A sobriquet for the nearby Union Street Bridge over the Merrimack River is the "Duck Bridge".
Extent
0.89 cubic feet
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of the Essex Company.
Source
- American Textile History Museum (Organization)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853