Views of the Brownstone Quarries, Portland
PhotographerPhotographed by
Burrows & Bundy
(American, active 1865)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1870
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper on cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 7in. (8.9 x 17.8cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 7in. (8.9 x 17.8cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 3 1/2 x 7in. (8.9 x 17.8cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number2012.536.173-.177
DescriptionViews show the brownstone quarries in Portland, Connecticut. The scenes show cranes and scaffolding, blocks of quarried stone, and oxcarts. A schooner at a dock on the Connecticut River appears in the background of one photograph.
Part of the John S. Craig Collection.
Part of the John S. Craig Collection.
Status
Not on view
Richard S. DeLamater
