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Gift of Margaret Brockway Ofslager, 2006.111.2  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Henry Sedgwick Hunting
Gift of Margaret Brockway Ofslager, 2006.111.2 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Henry Sedgwick Hunting

Dateearly 20th century
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 x 4 1/8in. (7.6 x 10.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 x 4 1/8in. (7.6 x 10.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Margaret Brockway Ofslager
DescriptionA man stands in a barren and rocky landscape, firing a rifle at a fox on the skyline. Leafless trees are on the hillside.
Object number2006.111.2
InscribedOn verso, in black ink, "Uncle Henry Sedgwick"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Henry R. Sedgwick was born in Southington in 1868 and lived in Hartford most of his life. He was president of the Andrus and Naedle Sporting Goods Company and was an active hunter and fisherman, well known for his skill as a marksman. He died in 1940. (Finlay 3/22/2011)
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