Cottage Avenue

Cottage Avenue

Item Information

Title:
Cottage Avenue
Description:
A streetcape of Cottage Avenue, a dirt road at the center of the picture, with houses, trees, and grass on either side of the road. Along the right-hand side of the road, one long house with three (possibly four) gables can be seen and was known as the “Beehive.”
Date:
[ca. 1888–1920]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Wilbraham Public Library
Collection (local):
Wilbraham Town Archives Photographic Collection
Series:
Highways & Transportation
Subjects:
Streets
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Wilbraham
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/6w92bc18n
Terms of Use:
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Notes:
Handwritten note on back of photo reads “Cottage Avenue showing the “Beehive” which housed as many as 8 familys [sic]”. Many of the houses on this street were built as mill housing for the Collins Paper Company.
Identifier:
WPL-TA3-0046