Scovill Brass Works, Waterbury
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id: CT042-S01
title: Library of Congress: Scovill Brass Works photographic survey
kind: Sources & research leads
date: Source reviewed September 2026
institution: Scovill Brass Works, Waterbury
summary: Supporting source for the collection’s history, chronology and research notes. Factory interiors and exteriors document the buildings behind Waterbury’s brass industry.
url: https://www.loc.gov/item/ct0598/
credit: Library of Congress
notes: External source; the full publication remains with its publisher. The archive provides an original educational summary and a link. See the collection history for the claims supported by this record.
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id: CT042-S02
title: Scovill photographic survey
kind: Sources & research leads
date: Source reviewed September 2026
institution: Scovill Brass Works, Waterbury
summary: Supporting source for the collection’s history, chronology and research notes. Factory interiors and exteriors document the buildings behind Waterbury’s brass industry.
url: https://www.loc.gov/resource/hhh.ct0598.photos/?sp=1&st=image
credit: Scovill photographic survey
notes: External source; the full publication remains with its publisher. The archive provides an original educational summary and a link. See the collection history for the claims supported by this record.
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id: CT042-P01
title: Scovill: dam on John D’s Pond
kind: Photographs
date: Undated; historic engineering survey photograph
institution: Scovill Brass Works, Waterbury
summary: Scovill Brass Works dam on John D’s Pond and the Mad River.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VIEW_SOUTHEAST_OF_DAM_ON_JOHN_D%27S_POND_ON_THE_MAD_RIVER-SCOVILL_BRASS_WORKS_SITE_-_Scovill_Brass_Works,_59_Mill_Street,_Waterbury,_New_Haven_County,_CT_HAER_CONN,5-WATB,19-65.tif
credit: Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service; photographer not identified in source metadata / Public domain
notes: Public domain U.S. National Park Service photograph (PD-USGov-NPS). LOC: No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image. Original repository record: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0598.photos.317495p
file: images/scovill-33844924.jpg
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id: CT042-P02
title: Scovill: power plant, Building 75
kind: Photographs
date: Undated; historic engineering survey photograph
institution: Scovill Brass Works, Waterbury
summary: Scovill Brass Works power plant, Building 75.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VIEW_NORTH_OF_POWER_PLANT_BUILDING_75_-_Scovill_Brass_Works,_59_Mill_Street,_Waterbury,_New_Haven_County,_CT_HAER_CONN,5-WATB,19-79.tif
credit: Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service; photographer not identified in source metadata / Public domain
notes: Public domain U.S. National Park Service photograph (PD-USGov-NPS). LOC: No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image. Original repository record: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0598.photos.317509p
file: images/scovill-33845167.jpg
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id: CT042-P03
title: Scovill: machine and stamping shop, Building 32
kind: Photographs
date: Undated; historic engineering survey photograph
institution: Scovill Brass Works, Waterbury
summary: Scovill Brass Works machine and stamping shop, Building 32.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VIEW_WEST_OF_BUILDING_32_MACHINE_AND_STAMPING_SHOP_-_Scovill_Brass_Works,_59_Mill_Street,_Waterbury,_New_Haven_County,_CT_HAER_CONN,5-WATB,19-21.tif
credit: Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service; photographer not identified in source metadata / Public domain
notes: Public domain U.S. National Park Service photograph (PD-USGov-NPS). LOC: No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image. Original repository record: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0598.photos.317451p
file: images/scovill-33844558.jpg
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id: CT042-P04
title: Scovill: Buildings 71 and 71A
kind: Photographs
date: Undated; historic engineering survey photograph
institution: Scovill Brass Works, Waterbury
summary: Scovill Brass Works buildings 71 and 71A, south elevation.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VIEW_NORTHEAST_OF_SOUTH_ELEVATION_OF_BUILDING_71A_AND_71_-_Scovill_Brass_Works,_59_Mill_Street,_Waterbury,_New_Haven_County,_CT_HAER_CONN,5-WATB,19-57.tif
credit: Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service; photographer not identified in source metadata / Public domain
notes: Public domain U.S. National Park Service photograph (PD-USGov-NPS). LOC: No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image. Original repository record: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0598.photos.317487p
file: images/scovill-33844917.jpg
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id: CT042-P05
title: Scovill: casting shop, Building 72
kind: Photographs
date: Undated; historic engineering survey photograph
institution: Scovill Brass Works, Waterbury
summary: Scovill Brass Works casting shop, Building 72.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VIEW_WEST_OF_CASTING_SHOP_BUILDING_72_-_Scovill_Brass_Works,_59_Mill_Street,_Waterbury,_New_Haven_County,_CT_HAER_CONN,5-WATB,19-76.tif
credit: Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service; photographer not identified in source metadata / Public domain
notes: Public domain U.S. National Park Service photograph (PD-USGov-NPS). LOC: No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image. Original repository record: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0598.photos.317506p
file: images/scovill-33845155.jpg
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id: ED-P33844364
title: ROOF TRUSS IN ATTIC OF BUILDING 2 - Scovill Brass Works, 59 Mill Street, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT HAER CONN,5-WATB,19-6.tif
kind: Photographs
date: Undated survey photograph
institution: Scovill Brass Works, Waterbury
summary: Timber roof truss in Scovill Building 2. 
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ROOF_TRUSS_IN_ATTIC_OF_BUILDING_2_-_Scovill_Brass_Works,_59_Mill_Street,_Waterbury,_New_Haven_County,_CT_HAER_CONN,5-WATB,19-6.tif
credit:  / https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0598.photos.317436p
notes: Image resized for the reading room. Source content retained. Interior matches subject; film label CT-153-6. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: Public domain
file: images/ED-P33844364.webp
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id: ED-P33844738
title: ROOF TRUSS SYSTEM BUILDING 44 - Scovill Brass Works, 59 Mill Street, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT HAER CONN,5-WATB,19-40.tif
kind: Photographs
date: Undated survey photograph
institution: Scovill Brass Works, Waterbury
summary: Steel roof-truss system in Scovill Building 44. 
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ROOF_TRUSS_SYSTEM_BUILDING_44_-_Scovill_Brass_Works,_59_Mill_Street,_Waterbury,_New_Haven_County,_CT_HAER_CONN,5-WATB,19-40.tif
credit:  / https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0598.photos.317470p
notes: Image resized for the reading room. Source content retained. Interior framing view; film label CT-153-40. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: Public domain
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id: ED-P33844397
title: VIEW EAST OF TOP OF RUNDBOGENSTIL TOWER BETWEEN BUILDINGS 3 AND 4 - Scovill Brass Works, 59 Mill Street, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT HAER CONN,5-WATB,19-7.tif
kind: Photographs
date: Undated survey photograph
institution: Scovill Brass Works, Waterbury
summary: Arched-window Scovill tower between Buildings 3 and 4. 
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VIEW_EAST_OF_TOP_OF_RUNDBOGENSTIL_TOWER_BETWEEN_BUILDINGS_3_AND_4_-_Scovill_Brass_Works,_59_Mill_Street,_Waterbury,_New_Haven_County,_CT_HAER_CONN,5-WATB,19-7.tif
credit:  / https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0598.photos.317437p
notes: Image resized for the reading room. Source content retained. Brick tower matches caption; film label CT-153-7. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: Public domain
file: images/ED-P33844397.webp
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id: ED-P33845150
title: VIEW NORTHEAST OF BUILDING 98 OIL HOUSE AND STORAGE TANK; OIL FOR POWER GENERATION WAS UNLOADED FROM TANK CARS AND STORED AT THIS FACILITY - Scovill Brass Works, 59 Mill Street, HAER CONN,5-WATB,19-90.tif
kind: Photographs
date: Undated survey photograph
institution: Scovill Brass Works, Waterbury
summary: Scovill oil house and cylindrical storage tanks. 
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VIEW_NORTHEAST_OF_BUILDING_98_OIL_HOUSE_AND_STORAGE_TANK;_OIL_FOR_POWER_GENERATION_WAS_UNLOADED_FROM_TANK_CARS_AND_STORED_AT_THIS_FACILITY_-_Scovill_Brass_Works,_59_Mill_Street,_HAER_CONN,5-WATB,19-90.tif
credit:  / https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0598.photos.317520p
notes: Image resized for the reading room. Source content retained. Not an active unloading scene; film label CT-153-80. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: Public domain
file: images/ED-P33845150.webp
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id: ED-P33845182
title: VIEW NORTHWEST OF MAIN TURBINE HALL IN BUILDING 75A - Scovill Brass Works, 59 Mill Street, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT HAER CONN,5-WATB,19-82.tif
kind: Photographs
date: Undated survey photograph
institution: Scovill Brass Works, Waterbury
summary: Former Scovill turbine hall with machinery and debris. 
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VIEW_NORTHWEST_OF_MAIN_TURBINE_HALL_IN_BUILDING_75A_-_Scovill_Brass_Works,_59_Mill_Street,_Waterbury,_New_Haven_County,_CT_HAER_CONN,5-WATB,19-82.tif
credit:  / https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0598.photos.317512p
notes: Image resized for the reading room. Source content retained. Caption should acknowledge recorded condition; not operating production. Film label CT-153-82. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: Public domain
file: images/ED-P33845182.webp
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id: ED-P33845406
title: VIEW SOUTHEAST OF BUILDING 153, GRENADE FUSE PRODUCTION - Scovill Brass Works, 59 Mill Street, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT HAER CONN,5-WATB,19-108.tif
kind: Photographs
date: Undated survey photograph
institution: Scovill Brass Works, Waterbury
summary: Exterior of Scovill Building 153. 
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VIEW_SOUTHEAST_OF_BUILDING_153,_GRENADE_FUSE_PRODUCTION_-_Scovill_Brass_Works,_59_Mill_Street,_Waterbury,_New_Haven_County,_CT_HAER_CONN,5-WATB,19-108.tif
credit:  / https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0598.photos.317538p
notes: Image resized for the reading room. Source content retained. Grenade-fuse function comes from catalog, not visible activity. Film label CT-153-108. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: Public domain
file: images/ED-P33845406.webp
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id: ED-P33846160
title: VIEW SOUTH OF NORTH ELEVATION OF BOILER PLANT BUILDING 43; BUILDING 44 IS AT EXTREME LEFT CENTER - Scovill Brass Works, 59 Mill Street, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT HAER CONN,5-WATB,19-33.tif
kind: Photographs
date: Undated survey photograph
institution: Scovill Brass Works, Waterbury
summary: Scovill boiler-plant exterior with debris in foreground. 
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VIEW_SOUTH_OF_NORTH_ELEVATION_OF_BOILER_PLANT_BUILDING_43;_BUILDING_44_IS_AT_EXTREME_LEFT_CENTER_-_Scovill_Brass_Works,_59_Mill_Street,_Waterbury,_New_Haven_County,_CT_HAER_CONN,5-WATB,19-33.tif
credit:  / https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0598.photos.317463p
notes: Image resized for the reading room. Source content retained. Do not call active production. Film label CT-153-33. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: Public domain
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