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Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.114  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …
Alligators on Porch Steps
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.114 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Alligators on Porch Steps

Photographer (American, 1843 - 1926)
Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 x 6 3/4in. (12.7 x 17.1cm)
Plate (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
DescriptionThree stuffed alligators are on porch steps, two with sticks propping their mouths open. There are potted plants and rocking chairs on the porch behind them.
Object number2011.344.114
NotesThe writing on the index card attached to the verso of the contact print indicates that there is some debate about where this was taken, Okeetee Club or someplace in Palm Beach, Florida, where Joe's Alligator Farm was located.
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Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.944 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Socie…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation 2011.344.169  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.170  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.1012  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.16  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1895
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.17  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1895
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.119  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.70  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1905
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.960  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.988 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900