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

Files

CPL-PHCOL-ChicopeeFalls-003-01.jpg

Citation

Unknown, “J. Stevens Arms Company Building 1864,” Chicopee Archives Online, accessed November 23, 2024, https://chicopeepubliclibrary.org/archives/items/show/9272.