J. Stevens Arms Company Building 1864
Title
J. Stevens Arms Company Building 1864
Subject
J. Stevens Arms Company; The Savage Arms Company; Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts; Urban Renewal; Community development corporations;
Description
The original J. Stevens Arms building in 1864. J. Stevens Arms was an American firearms manufacturer founded by Joshua Stevens in 1864 in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Stevens was purchased by the Savage Arms Company on April 1, 1920, with Stevens operating as a subsidiary of Savage until 1942. This merger made Savage the largest producer of arms in the United States at the time.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Chicopee Historical Society; Edward Bellamy Association
Publisher
Chicopee Archives Online
Date
1864
Format
Photograph (Copy)
Extent
One of fifty-one scanned images selected from an unknown number of photographs.
Identifier
CPL-PHCOL-ChicopeeFalls-003
Citation
Unknown, “J. Stevens Arms Company Building 1864,” Chicopee Archives Online, accessed November 23, 2024, https://chicopeepubliclibrary.org/archives/items/show/9272.