William Steele family, probably Wallingford
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 number2000.191.450
DescriptionTwo men, a woman and boy in front of two-story, five-bay clapboard Colonial house. One of the men holds a horse, the other appears to have a cane. Boy stands in front doorway that has pilasters. Fence in front of house is cedar rail with diagonal bracing. Large tree in front of house. Vertical sided barn on right. In front of barn are a wagon, a plow, and barrels. Inscription on back: "Wm. Steele" "Don't want" "Probably Wallingford vicinity"
NotesConstituent Note: Some photographs in this collection bear the imprint of the Northern Survey Company.Subject Note: The 1880 Federal Census lists a farmer named William Steele living in Wallingford, Connecticut.
Status
Not on view
