Museum purchase, 1979.19.30 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

View of Norfolk, Looking West towards Haystack Mountain

PhotographerPhotographed by Marie Kendall (American, 1854 - 1943)

PrinterPrinted by Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd. (American)

Dateabout 1920

MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 1/2 x 7 1/2in. (11.4 x 19.1cm) Sheet (height x width): 4 1/2 x 7 1/2in. (11.4 x 19.1cm) Mount (height x width): 5 1/4 x 8 1/2in. (13.3 x 21.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number1979.19.30

DescriptionA rocky field or pasture is in the foreground, bordered by a rail fence and a stone wall. Some trees appear to be fruit trees. Houses, a church, and other buildings are in the middle ground, and fields and hills in the background. There is a tower on the mountain in the left background.

Collections

Women Photographers

NotesSubject Note: The road at the right appears to be Greenwoods Road, present-day Route 44, as it approaches the town of Norfolk. The conical mountain with the tower on its summit is Haystack Mountain.

Status

Not on view