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1998.79.4  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Stagecoach on a dirt road, Plainville or Farmington
1998.79.4 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Stagecoach on a dirt road, Plainville or Farmington

Photographer (British-American, 1829 - 1916)
Dateabout 1885
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 5/16 x 6 11/16in. (11 x 17cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number1998.79.4
DescriptionStagecoach drawn by two horses. The driver wears work clothes and a cap. A large number of young men in suits and bowler or straw hats crowd the top of the coach. Utility poles are visible in the background. A field or meadow is beyond a fence at the right.
NotesSubject Note: According to a note in the accession file, this stagecoach was "probably the coach which brought Miss Porter's girls from the train station."
Status
Not on view