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, 1972.2.4.101  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Camp Comfort, Ridgefield
, 1972.2.4.101 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Camp Comfort, Ridgefield

Date1890
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 1/8 x 7 1/16in. (13 x 18cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number1972.2.4.101
DescriptionThree men pose in front of a large striped canvas tent in a grove of trees. A sign on the tent reads: "Camp Comfort / Ridgefield / Conn. / L.C. Seymour / W.H. Gilbert." Two of the men sit in folding chairs. One stands, holding a rifle. All three men have mustaches. One has a beard. Three dogs, two of them hound dogs, are with the men. At the left, is a kerosene lantern, fishing poles and fishing net. There are large rocks in the background and a tree stump and a ladderback chair in the foreground.
Status
Not on view