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Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.241 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…
Newgate, (Simsbury) 2d.
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.241 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has been edited in Photoshop to enhance the pencil drawing, and make it more visible.

Newgate, (Simsbury) 2d.

Artist (American, 1798 - 1885)
Date1834
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 6 11/16 x 7 7/8in. (17 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionRough sketch of the Newgate Prison buildings. At the time this drawing was made, the cavern beneath the former prison was being worked as a copper mine by the Phoenix Mining Company, incorporated in 1830
Object number1953.5.241
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.
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