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- Fire Insurance Map of Wister Spinning Company, Inc., Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Surveyed March 16, 1928 - 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.
- March 16, 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Fire Insurance Map of Wister Spinning Company, Inc., Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Surveyed March 16, 1928
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.