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The Connecticut, Above Middletown
Image Not Available for The Connecticut, Above Middletown

The Connecticut, Above Middletown

ArtistDrawn by J. D. W. American, active 1872 - 1874
Date1872-1874
MediumWood-engraving; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 x 9in. (15.2 x 22.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/2 x 12 1/4in. (24.1 x 31.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Crockett
DescriptionA man is seated beneath a large tree. Another man with pack on his back stands in front of him. Three men or boys are on the river bank. One of them holds a fishing pole. A row boat and a ferry boat are on the river. The ferry slip is visible in the background near a bridge and the buildings and church steeples of a large town.
Object number2008.72.6
InscribedOn recto, beneath image, in letterpress, "THE CONNECTICUT, ABOVE MIDDLETOWN."

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number.
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Image Not Available for Mouth of the Park River
    Mouth of the Park River
    J. D. W.
    1874
    Image Not Available for Central Park, N.Y., The Bridge.
    Central Park, N.Y., The Bridge.
    Kellogg & Bulkeley
    after 1867
    Image Not Available for View of Hartford as Seen from East Hartford
    View of Hartford as Seen from East Hartford
    A. R. W.
    1830-1850
    Image Not Available for Ferry on the Hartford shore, 1895
    Ferry on the Hartford shore, 1895
    Unknown
    1895
    Image Not Available for Fishermen by the Connecticut River
    Fishermen by the Connecticut River
    John Douglas Woodward
    1874
    Image Not Available for Connecticut, 1977-1978
    Connecticut, 1977-1978
    Connecticut Department of Transportation
    1977-1978
    Image Not Available for Partial Maps of Sites Associated with the Regicides and Five and Ten Dollar Banknotes for the Washington Bank of Westerly, Rhode Island
    Partial Maps of Sites Associated with the Regicides and Five and Ten Dollar Banknotes for the Washington Bank of Westerly, Rhode Island
    Amos Doolittle
    before 2000
    Image Not Available for Hartford Covered Bridge, looking west
    Hartford Covered Bridge, looking west
    Unknown
    before 1895
    Image Not Available for Stone Bridge, Hartford
    Stone Bridge, Hartford
    Unknown
    1874
    Image Not Available for Terrace Hill, Park, Hartford
    Terrace Hill, Park, Hartford
    J. D. W.
    1874
    Image Not Available for Steam ferry F.C. Fowler, Ferry Street, Hartford, 1895 or 1896
    Steam ferry F.C. Fowler, Ferry Street, Hartford, 1895 or 1896
    Unknown
    1895-1896
    Image Not Available for Map of Connecticut
    Map of Connecticut
    Connecticut State Highway Department
    1966
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