Riverside Hotel, Middletown.
PhotographerPhotographed by
Northern Survey Company
Date1880-1890
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 5/16 x 8 11/16in. (16 x 22cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2000.191.156
DescriptionA man holding a horse and a man holding a gun stand in front of a two-story frame building with the trim painted a contrasting color. A dog lies beside one man. A woman sits in a horse-drawn buggy. A small black dog stands beside the buggy. A boy sits on an iron fence and another man stands in the background. A large barn (?) at the left is overgrown with vines. Vines also grow on a trellis near the house. A sign advertises "Foreign & Domestic Wines Liquors / Jones (?) Ale." A sign over the door reads "River Side Hot[el]." A hammock hangs between two trees. Notes on back: "Harry Lamb" "This is now a road house at intersection of Main St., Westfield at road from Little River."
NotesConstituent Note: Some photographs in this collection bear the imprint of the Northern Survey Company.Status
Not on view
Northern Survey Company
1880-1890
