Views of New London
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1970
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number2006.93.275-.303
DescriptionViews include downtown New London streets, with signs for the "Crocker House" hotel, "Salem's Beauty Salon" "Travel Bureau" "Savard Bros. Inc."Carlson's Package Store" "Chopsticks Restaurant" "Corra's Fruit Market" "Solomon's Stationary" "Kaplan's Shoe Dept." "Marty's" "Mohican" "Puritan Tea Room" and the Municipal Building. Automobiles and a U.S. Mail truck are on the streets. Pedestrians cross the streets in crosswalks. Other photographs show highways, signs for the "New London Motel" "Golden Cup Restaurant" "Gulf" "Esso". Automobiles and trucks are on the highway. The Gold Star Memorial Bridge appears in the background of some photographs. Another series of photographs show the Thames River and New London Harbor. Vessels include sailboats, small yachts, and the ferry Plum Island with passengers and automobiles being loaded. The New London Harbor Lighthouse appears in two photographs; in one, people in bathing suits are on a beach in the foreground.
Status
Not on view
