Views of New Britain
PhotographerPhotographed by
Frederick Wiliam Allderige
(1857 - 1909)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Prescott & White
(American, 1867 - 1873)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Nicholas R. Worden
(American)
Date1860-1890
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper on cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 x 6 3/16in. (10.2 x 15.7cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 4 x 6 3/16in. (10.2 x 15.7cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 4 x 6 3/16in. (10.2 x 15.7cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number2012.536.143-.169
DescriptionViews of New Britain include the town green, West Main Street, Strickland House (a hotel), a grocery store owned by E. & E. Haslam, the New Britain Normal School, Shuttle Meadow Reservoir and dam, and several interiors of the South Congregational Church. A series of photographs show a severe ice storm that took place on March 14th 1884. Several photographs depict a fire at Landers Frary Clark Cutlery. Snow and ice appear in some photographs. One photograph is a group portrait of three women and a small child.
Part of the John S. Craig Collection.
Part of the John S. Craig Collection.
Status
Not on view
Frederick Wiliam Allderige
late 19th century
Landers, Frary, and Clark
