George M. Eaton Grain Elevator and Steam Mills, Bristol
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 number2000.191.271
DescriptionSix-story warehouse; sign on left wall reads "GEO. M. EATON / BRISTOL ELEVATOR". Four men stand beside a wagon drawn by horses or mules. Another man stands on the roof. A smaller building with a tall smokestack is on the right. There is a freight train on the railroad track in the right background and telegraph lines in the background and foreground.
NotesConstituent Note: Some photographs in this collection bear the imprint of the Northern Survey Company. Subject Note: The George M. Eaton Grain Elevator and Steam Mills appear on an 1889 Birds-eye View of Bristol by George E. Norris. From 1884 to 1888 George M. Eaton owned a flour, grain and gristmill. In 1889, he purchased the Bristol Steam Mills (dealer in flour, meal and feed) at 66 North Main Street.
Status
Not on view
