Gibbons family, possibly Litchfield County.
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 number2000.191.439
DescriptionFamily at picket fence in front of two story clapboard house. (Left to right) Group on left is one man in hat on horse and boy on horse with bearded man and boy between them. In the driveway on left side of house is man with mustache in horse-drawn carriage holding a bowler hat. Group on left includes man with cigar, woman in striped dress and girl holding a cat, all sitting on a bench. Behind this group is a child in a hammock. Sitting on the fence post is a man with hat next to woman in print dress and hat. Behind this woman is a bench with a cat on it. On far right is woman in riding habit, sidesaddle on horse. Behind house are several barns and sheds and a fruit tree. Large trees in front of house.
NotesConstituent Note: Some photographs in this collection bear the imprint of the Northern Survey Company.Subject Note: The 1880 Federal Census shows a John M. Gibbons living in Granville, Massachusetts.
Status
Not on view
Davis & Sanford
