New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . ed until about 1871, whenCharles Taber assumed and continued the sole management until1881. Then he took as partners his brother, William C. Taber, Jr.,and his sons, Charles M. and Frederic. Charles Taber died in 1887and the firm now comprises the three latter gentlemen. In the twenty-three years since the business of manufacturingphotographs began, the modest enterprise has grown to huge propor-tions, not only keeping pace with the growth of photography, butadding to itself other branches of decorative art. Gr
New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . ed until about 1871, whenCharles Taber assumed and continued the sole management until1881. Then he took as partners his brother, William C. Taber, Jr.,and his sons, Charles M. and Frederic. Charles Taber died in 1887and the firm now comprises the three latter gentlemen. In the twenty-three years since the business of manufacturingphotographs began, the modest enterprise has grown to huge propor-tions, not only keeping pace with the growth of photography, butadding to itself other branches of decorative art. Gradually the sta-tionery business in the old Union street store was crowded out by theneeds of the thriving trade in the works of art. The old buildingson the corner were swarming with working men and women and newhives were bought or built and quickly filled. At present the firmoccupies five buildings : the three story building of brick and stoneat the northwest corner of Union and Water streets ; most of thetwo story building on Water street, next north ; the three story build-. INDUSTRIAL AND FINANCIAL. 197 ing on the northeast corner of Union and Water streets ; the largewooden building next east, which, by the way, was occupied by thepresent senior proprietors great grandfather as a dwelling as farback as 1763 ; and tlie three story wooden building on the south sideof Spring street, extending from Water to First streets. Roughlyestimated, the workshops of the firm occupy fifty thousand squarefeet of area. On the lower floor of the building on the northwest corner ofUnion and Water streets the office is located and here is the stockroom in which the various styles of artotypes are kept. On theupper floors are studios where photographs are colored and pastelsare executed. The sample and store rooms are in the building nextnorth. In the building on the opposite corner photographs are madeand mounted, artotypes are printed, frames are put together withmats, holiday goods are ma
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