Group Visiting High Rock Grove on the Naugatuck Railroad
PhotographerPhotographed by
Alfred A. Adt
(American, 1863 - 1911)
Date1880-1885
MediumPhotography; tintype on lacquered iron in paper folder
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 3/8in. (8.9 x 6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 5/8 x 3 1/8in. (11.7 x 7.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2002.6.0
DescriptionGroup of seven women, most wearing hats, some holding parasols, posed outside, near trees and rocks.
NotesSubject Note: In 1876, the Naugatuck Railroad established a picnic grove at High Rock Grove just south of the mouth of High Rock Glen in Beacon Falls. In a single season it had more than 80,000 visitors (Connecticut Place Names, p. 13).Status
Not on view
