W. D. Lewis family, Watertown.
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
DescriptionMan and four women at picket fence in front of two-story Federal style house; one-story ell with porch. Man in suspenders and hat is holding long handled picker tool in a planted field. Women stand in a lane on opposite side of fence than the man; the lane has fence on either side. House has rectangular gable window and gable end front door is on right. There appears to be a slab of marble standing on the ell porch where a piece of roof is missing. There are decorative plants in the front yard. A one-story barn is to the rear of the house and appears to be attached to it by a smaller outbuilding. Inscription on back: "W. D. Lewis / A damned crank" "Watertown Envelope."
Object number2000.191.236
NotesConstituent Note: Some photographs in this collection bear the imprint of the Northern Survey Company.On View
Not on view
