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Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.10  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has ...
Bethlehem churches.
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.10 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has been edited in Photoshop to enhance the pencil drawing, and make it more visible.

Bethlehem churches.

Artist (American, 1798 - 1885)
Date1835
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 13/16in. (19 x 25cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
Object number1953.5.10
DescriptionView of the central part of Bethlehem. The small "Brick" Gothic Episcopal Church is on the left with "Maples" beside it. Farther down the road, the locations of the houses of "Dr. Backus" and "Joseph H. Bellamy, grandson of the divine" are indicated. On the opposite side of the street is the Congregational Church and its parsonage
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.
Status
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