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2003.229.9
Snapshots in Connecticut and New York State
2003.229.9

Snapshots in Connecticut and New York State

Date1906-1909
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on black album paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/8 x 4 3/16in. (8 x 10.7cm) Mount (height x width): 5 1/4 x 6 7/8in. (13.3 x 17.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Marguerite E. Guinan
Object number2003.229.1-.26
DescriptionSeparated pages from a small photo album. Snapshots of various topics.
Scenes from Connecticut include, from East Hartford: front and rear view of a house; the First Congregational Church; a view looking down Connecticut Boulevard from the church corner, with several houses and utility poles. From Hartford: views of Main Street looking north and south, with several commercial buildings, some people on the sidewalks, and trolley cars; the Keney Memorial tower; the Keney Park entrance, also a horse drawn carriage in the park and a quiet lane in the park. From Hazardville, a view of Fairlawn Avenue, with houses visible. From Windsor, a view of a schoolhouse.

Other views outside Connecticut or unknown include: a horse-drawn carriage on a dirt street on Cedar Mt.; people rowing in a boat; a view out onto a large body of water, with a masted ship in the distance; and The Marsh House. Views from the Jefferson County, New York, area: a Saint Lawrence lighthouse; a hotel called Eveleigh House in Sackets Harbor, New York, with an automobile parked in the front; and a view on the Black River.

Portraits include: a group of young women in long white dresses with the notation "Northfield / 1906" "Girl Graduates"; a group of young women outside near a table set for dining, with a tablecloth and glassware marked 'College chums'; an unidentified woman holding a hat on her head; and a group of young men and women having a picnic in East Granby.
Also, interior shots of a cat on a table.


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