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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. WMSHSW_190808_001.JPG: Smith & Wesson Gallery of Firearms History
2. WMSHSW_190808_005.JPG: Freedom's Forge Gun Making in the Connecticut Valley
3. WMSHSW_190808_007.JPG: The First Firearms 1636-1775
4. WMSHSW_190808_010.JPG: Revolution 1775-1783
5. WMSHSW_190808_013.JPG: Nation in Peril 1784-1815 Shay's Rebellion Springfield Armory
6. WMSHSW_190808_021.JPG: Springfield Armory & Mass Production
7. WMSHSW_190808_024.JPG: Yankee Ingenuity Creates an Arm Industry 1840-1861 Colt Ames Manufacturing Co.
8. WMSHSW_190808_026.JPG: Colt
9. WMSHSW_190808_027.JPG: Ames Manufacturing Co.
10. WMSHSW_190808_029.JPG: Smith & Wesson
11. WMSHSW_190808_031.JPG: Civil War A Nation Divided
12. WMSHSW_190808_034.JPG: General James W. Ripley served as Superintendent of the US Armory from 1841-1854. During the Civil war he served as Chief of Ordnance for the Union Army. When the War broke out, Ripley took action to speed up production at both the Armory and at other local arms makers.
13. WMSHSW_190808_036.JPG: Daniel B. Wesson with his sons, Walter and Joseph, in his office at the Smith & Wesson factory on Stockbridge Street.
14. WMSHSW_190808_037.JPG: Joseph Wesson .32 Caliber Experimental Magazine Pistol, 1894
15. WMSHSW_190808_039.JPG: The Lure of the West 1865-1900
16. WMSHSW_190808_043.JPG: America Becomes a World Power 1890-1914
17. WMSHSW_190808_049.JPG: The Springfield Revolver Club
18. WMSHSW_190808_055.JPG: The Beginnings of Smith & Wesson
19. WMSHSW_190808_058.JPG: Horace Smith, ca 1880 Irene E. Parmelee
20. WMSHSW_190808_062.JPG: Daniel Baird Wesson, 1898 H.E.C. Peterson
21. WMSHSW_190808_069.JPG: The Philanthropy of D.B. Wesson
22. WMSHSW_190808_072.JPG: The Philanthropy of Mr. Smith
23. WMSHSW_190808_075.JPG: World War I 1917
24. WMSHSW_190808_081.JPG: Smith & Wesson workers during WWI. Melinda Waite and Myrtle Rush are shown here in their "fiffyalls."
25. WMSHSW_190808_084.JPG: Prohibition and the Great Depression
26. WMSHSW_190808_086.JPG: The Arsenal of Democracy
27. WMSHSW_190808_089.JPG: New Directions
28. WMSHSW_190808_096.JPG: Artistry in Arms Weapons as Art and Symbol
Wikipedia Description: Quadrangle (Springfield, Massachusetts)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Quadrangle is the common name for a cluster of museums and cultural institutions in Metro Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, on Chestnut Street between State and Edwards Streets.

The Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden, in the center of the Quadrangle, is surrounded by a park, a library, five museums, and a cathedral. A second cathedral is just on the Quadrangle's periphery.

Springfield Museums

Springfield Museums Corporation operates the Dr. Seuss Memorial and five museums on the Quadrangle. In 2013, the Springfield Museum consortium achieved national accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums, a distinction awarded to only 6% of national museums in the US. In September 2016, Springfield Museums was named as a Smithsonian affiliate, opening up new opportunities for cultural and historical exhibits, as well as educational programs.

Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History

The newest museum at the Quadrangle is the Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History. It opened in the fall of 2009 on the former site of famed painter James MacNeill Whistler's childhood home. It tells the story of Springfield, and in particular, highlights its role as "The City of Progress" and "The City of Firsts". The collection features exhibits on the numerous inventions and pioneering manufacturing techniques innovated there, the city's role in American history, as well as examining Springfield in a broader context as a city during various eras, (e.g. different wars, several mass immigrations, and changing transportation technology). Exhibits of antique cars and firearms, formerly housed at the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum, showcase the city's various industries. Also included is a large number of items from the former Indian Motorcycle Museum.

The museum also houses the Springfield History Library and Archives, a collection of historical papers and documents, including genealogical records and over 20,000 books related to genealogy.
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