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Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.243  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Soci ...
The Reverend Frank F. Jordan family,Torrington.
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.243 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

The Reverend Frank F. Jordan family,Torrington.

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 number2000.191.243
DescriptionMan in horse-drawn wagon with milk cans; man in apron stands at wagon with two boys. Three women and two girls stand at left in front of clapboard structure on slope with barn doors underneath on right of building. Lightning rod on chimney. Vertical clad barn on left and another to rear. Inscription on back: "W. W. Wilcox; recall, sold 2"; "Torrington"
NotesConstituent Note: Some photographs in this collection bear the imprint of the Northern Survey Company.

Subject Note: Mr. Jordan was the buttermaker for William Warren Wilcox, whose name is inscribed on the back of the photograph. The people in the photograph are Martha Jordan, Mrs. Frank F. Jordan, Anna Jordan, Grace Jordan, Addie Jordan, an unknown African-American man, an unknown boy, Mr. Jordan, an unknown boy. The African-American may be Gene Prince and the boys may be members of the Ives family who were associated with the Creamery.
Status
Not on view