Fire Insurance Map of Winter Bros. Co., Wrentham, Massachusetts, Surveyed June 4, 1931
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Artifact Overview
Fire insurance maps provided information to insurance companies about potential risks to homes, businesses, and factories. These maps -- with their easily identifiable symbols and color-coding -- depicted structural features, types of construction, and locations of fire hazards. Armed with this information, insurance underwriters could propose reasonable rates and offer protection against possible catastrophic financial loss in the event of a fire.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Fire insurance map
Date Made
1931
Subject Date
04 June 1931
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.1.1694.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Drawing (Image-making)
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 26 in
Width: 21 in
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