Winchester Works & the Factory Neighborhood
A selected, source-based research collection for New Haven and Fairfield counties. Includes credited photographs where reusable images were located, historical interpretation and links to supporting records. It is a growing inventory, not an exhaustive survey. Photographs retain their individual dates and reuse terms; images do not establish present access conditions.

id: CT040-S01
title: Preservation Connecticut: Winchester works
kind: Sources & research leads
date: Source reviewed September 2026
institution: Winchester Works & the Factory Neighborhood
summary: Supporting source for the collection’s history, chronology and research notes. Factories, testing facilities and surrounding streets reveal the scale of Winchester’s New Haven operations.
url: https://connecticutmills.org/find/details/winchester-repeating-arms-co.-div.-of-western-cartridge-co
credit: Preservation Connecticut
notes: External source; the full publication remains with its publisher. The archive provides an original educational summary and a link. See the collection history for the claims supported by this record.
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id: CT040-S02
title: Winchester factory neighborhood historic district
kind: Sources & research leads
date: Source reviewed September 2026
institution: Winchester Works & the Factory Neighborhood
summary: Supporting source for the collection’s history, chronology and research notes. Factories, testing facilities and surrounding streets reveal the scale of Winchester’s New Haven operations.
url: https://connecticutmills.org/find/community/winchester-repeating-arms-company-historic-district
credit: Winchester factory neighborhood historic district
notes: External source; the full publication remains with its publisher. The archive provides an original educational summary and a link. See the collection history for the claims supported by this record.
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id: CT040-P01
title: Tract K shooting range: northeast exterior
kind: Photographs
date: Undated; historic engineering survey photograph
institution: Winchester Works & the Factory Neighborhood
summary: Winchester Tract K shooting range, looking southwest.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VIEW,_LOOKING_SOUTHWEST,_SHOWING_NORTHEAST_SIDE,_Exterior_-_Winchester_Repeating_Arms_Company,_Tract_K_Shooting_Range,_125_Munson_Street_(rear_section),_New_Haven,_New_Haven_HAER_CONN,5-NEWHA,39-2.tif
credit: Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service; photographer not identified in source metadata / Public domain
notes: Public domain U.S. National Park Service photograph (PD-USGov-NPS). LOC: No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image. Original repository record: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0399.photos.024174p
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id: CT040-P02
title: Tract K shooting range: exterior looking north
kind: Photographs
date: Undated; historic engineering survey photograph
institution: Winchester Works & the Factory Neighborhood
summary: Winchester Tract K shooting range, looking north.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VIEW,_LOOKING_NORTH,_SHOWING_NORTHEAST_AND_SOUTHWEST_SIDES,_Exterior_-_Winchester_Repeating_Arms_Company,_Tract_K_Shooting_Range,_125_Munson_Street_(rear_section),_New_Haven,_HAER_CONN,5-NEWHA,39-1.tif
credit: Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service; photographer not identified in source metadata / Public domain
notes: Public domain U.S. National Park Service photograph (PD-USGov-NPS). LOC: No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image. Original repository record: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0399.photos.024173p
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id: CT040-P03
title: Tract K shooting range: target end of Range 3
kind: Photographs
date: Undated; historic engineering survey photograph
institution: Winchester Works & the Factory Neighborhood
summary: Interior of Winchester shooting range 3, target end.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VIEW,_LOOKING_SOUTHEAST,_SHOWING_DETAIL_OF_RANGE_3_TARGET_END,_Interior_-_Winchester_Repeating_Arms_Company,_Tract_K_Shooting_Range,_125_Munson_Street_(rear_section),_New_Haven,_HAER_CONN,5-NEWHA,39-8.tif
credit: Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service; photographer not identified in source metadata / Public domain
notes: Public domain U.S. National Park Service photograph (PD-USGov-NPS). LOC: No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image. Original repository record: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0399.photos.024180p
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id: CT040-P04
title: Winchester plant at Munson Street and Winchester Avenue
kind: Photographs
date: 6 April 1918
institution: Winchester Works & the Factory Neighborhood
summary: Crowd at Munson Street and Winchester Avenue, Winchester plant, 6 April 1918.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Haven_Munson_St_Winchester_Ave_intersection_Winchester_Plant_NARA-55176778.jpg
credit: Lt. Lentz, SIG.R.C / Public domain
notes: Public domain in the United States (source file license). Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image.
file: images/winchester-59185042.jpg
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id: ED-P96771874
title: Ordnance - Manufacture - Winchester Repeating Arms Co. (New Haven, Connecticut) (165-WW-374A-1) - DPLA - 88cef28f59e00160beeabbe758b7c9ab.jpg
kind: Photographs
date: 1917–1918 per catalog
institution: Winchester Works & the Factory Neighborhood
summary: Rifle-stock manufacturing at Winchester. 
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ordnance_-_Manufacture_-_Winchester_Repeating_Arms_Co._(New_Haven,_Connecticut)_(165-WW-374A-1)_-_DPLA_-_88cef28f59e00160beeabbe758b7c9ab.jpg
credit: War Department. 1789-9/18/1947 / This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by   National Archives and Records Administration   as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the  Digital Public Library of America , via its partner   Digital Public Library of America  . 
   Record in source catalog  
 DPLA identifier:  88cef28f59e00160beeabbe758b7c9ab  
 National Archives Identifier: 45521383
notes: Image resized for the reading room. Source content retained. The mount labels the activity Making rifle stocks. Receipt date is not exposure date. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: Public domain
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id: ED-P96668750
title: Ordnance - Manufacture - Winchester Repeating Arms Co. (New Haven, Connecticut) (165-WW-374A-57) - DPLA - d9e9bbc493dddda5c4daeff5f57a4b75.jpg
kind: Photographs
date: 1917–1918 per catalog
institution: Winchester Works & the Factory Neighborhood
summary: Winchester machinery used for trimming. 
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ordnance_-_Manufacture_-_Winchester_Repeating_Arms_Co._(New_Haven,_Connecticut)_(165-WW-374A-57)_-_DPLA_-_d9e9bbc493dddda5c4daeff5f57a4b75.jpg
credit: War Department. 1789-9/18/1947 / This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by   National Archives and Records Administration   as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the  Digital Public Library of America , via its partner   Digital Public Library of America  . 
   Record in source catalog  
 DPLA identifier:  d9e9bbc493dddda5c4daeff5f57a4b75  
 National Archives Identifier: 45521495
notes: Image resized for the reading room. Source content retained. Mount identifies rifles manufactured for government use and Trimming. March 24, 1919 is explicitly REC'D, not TAKEN. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: Public domain
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id: ED-P97019116
title: Ordnance - Manufacture - Winchester Repeating Arms Co. (New Haven, Connecticut) (165-WW-374A-59) - DPLA - 38a18902f142fcf56c3cfa8f489a0822.jpg
kind: Photographs
date: 1917–1918 per catalog
institution: Winchester Works & the Factory Neighborhood
summary: Worker planing a rifle stock at Winchester. 
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ordnance_-_Manufacture_-_Winchester_Repeating_Arms_Co._(New_Haven,_Connecticut)_(165-WW-374A-59)_-_DPLA_-_38a18902f142fcf56c3cfa8f489a0822.jpg
credit: War Department. 1789-9/18/1947 / This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by   National Archives and Records Administration   as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the  Digital Public Library of America , via its partner   Digital Public Library of America  . 
   Record in source catalog  
 DPLA identifier:  38a18902f142fcf56c3cfa8f489a0822  
 National Archives Identifier: 45521499
notes: Image resized for the reading room. Source content retained. Mount says Planeing the stock; normalize caption spelling to planing. Distinct pose/view from ED-P 96771874. March 24, 1919 is REC'D. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: Public domain
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id: ED-P33831425
title: VIEW, LOOKING EAST, SHOWING OPEN SPACE AT RANGE BUILDING AT NORTH END, Interior - Winchester Repeating Arms Company, Tract K Shooting Range, 125 Munson Street (rear section), HAER CONN,5-NEWHA,39-3.tif
kind: Photographs
date: Undated survey photograph
institution: Winchester Works & the Factory Neighborhood
summary: Open interior at the north end of Winchester's Tract K range. 
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VIEW,_LOOKING_EAST,_SHOWING_OPEN_SPACE_AT_RANGE_BUILDING_AT_NORTH_END,_Interior_-_Winchester_Repeating_Arms_Company,_Tract_K_Shooting_Range,_125_Munson_Street_(rear_section),_HAER_CONN,5-NEWHA,39-3.tif
credit:  / https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0399.photos.024175p
notes: Image resized for the reading room. Source content retained. Film border HAER CT-28-3 is consistent with range survey sequence. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: Public domain
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id: ED-P33831419
title: VIEW, LOOKING SOUTHEAST, SHOWING DETAIL OF RANGE 1 TARGET END, Interior - Winchester Repeating Arms Company, Tract K Shooting Range, 125 Munson Street (rear section), New Haven, HAER CONN,5-NEWHA,39-6.tif
kind: Photographs
date: Undated survey photograph
institution: Winchester Works & the Factory Neighborhood
summary: Target end of Winchester Range 1. 
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VIEW,_LOOKING_SOUTHEAST,_SHOWING_DETAIL_OF_RANGE_1_TARGET_END,_Interior_-_Winchester_Repeating_Arms_Company,_Tract_K_Shooting_Range,_125_Munson_Street_(rear_section),_New_Haven,_HAER_CONN,5-NEWHA,39-6.tif
credit:  / https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0399.photos.024178p
notes: Image resized for the reading room. Source content retained. Interior and visible HAER CT-28-6 film label support selected survey subject. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: Public domain
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id: ED-P68161811
title: Women making Browning machine guns - general view of polishing shop, Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, Conn. LCCN94506155.jpg
kind: Photographs
date: Between 1914 and 1918
institution: Winchester Works & the Factory Neighborhood
summary: Women in Winchester's polishing shop. Title:  Women making Browning machine guns - general view of polishing shop, Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, Conn.
 Abstract/medium:  1 photographic print.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Women_making_Browning_machine_guns_-_general_view_of_polishing_shop,_Winchester_Repeating_Arms_Co.,_New_Haven,_Conn._LCCN94506155.jpg
credit: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress / Library of Congress
 
   Catalog:   https://lccn.loc.gov/94506155  
  Image download:   https://cdn.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3c10000/3c11000/3c11100/3c11139v.jpg  
  Original url:   https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/94506155/
notes: Image resized for the reading room. Source content retained. LOC Created/Published explicitly supplies range, not single 1914. https://www.loc.gov/item/94506155/ Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: Public domain
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