J.H. Sessions & Son employees, 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 number2000.191.278
DescriptionGroup of employees standing in front of two and a half story factory building with sign "J.H. Sessions & Son" over bank of windows. One and a half story buildings connected on left has tall smokestack. Men and boys stand; three siting on the ground and three look out from second story windows. Some wear suspenders and two boys are barefoot. Some wear jackets and vests, two wear aprons and most wear hats; two men carry lunchpails. Picket fence in foreground. Clock on church steeple in background says "3:20". Rooftops in background include mansard style.
NotesConstituent Note: Some photographs in this collection bear the imprint of the Northern Survey Company. Subject Note: J. H. Sessions & Son, owned by John Humphrey Sessions and his son, John Henry; c.1873-1899, manufactured trunk hardware, furniture knobs and rubber tipped doorstops. Their offices were at 88 N. Main Street.
Status
Not on view
