Views of Litchfield and Vicinity

PhotographerPhotographed by N. D. Benedict American, active 1886 - 1889

Datelate 19th-early 20th century

MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper on cardboard mounts; gelatin silver prints on paper on black paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 1/8 x 8 1/4in. (13 x 21cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/8 x 8 1/4in. (13 x 21cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 5 1/4 x 8 3/8in. (13.3 x 21.3cm) or smaller

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund

DescriptionViews include a construction site, children and teachers in front of a large school building, a woman standing in front of a Gothic church, the Litchfield Library, the Beecher Memorial, a three-story tavern with porches, and a commercial block. Signs read: "Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe" "Millinery / Fancy Goods" "C.E. Shumway / Harness Maker" "Graniss & Elmore" "Paul Karl Merchant Tailor." Some photographs include utility poles and horse-drawn vehicles.

Object number2006.93.66-.74

InscribedSome photographs have inscriptions in black ink beneath the image, identifying the subject.
2006.93.67, lower margin, in black ink, "Tavern 1782-1924 Litchfield"
2006.93.68, lower margin, in black ink, "Congregational Church Litchfield"
2006.93.70, lower margin, in black ink, "Lillian Miner Selleck"
All photographs, on verso, lower right, accession numbers.

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