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Image Not Available for Kiddie Land, Lake Compounce, Bristol, Conn.
Kiddie Land, Lake Compounce, Bristol, Conn.
Image Not Available for Kiddie Land, Lake Compounce, Bristol, Conn.

Kiddie Land, Lake Compounce, Bristol, Conn.

Dateabout 1955
MediumPhotomechanical print; printer's ink on postcard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 9/16 x 5 3/8in. (9 x 13.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 9/16 x 5 3/8in. (9 x 13.7cm)
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionBoys, girls, and at least one woman and one man ride in the back of a "fire truck" with name "Little Chief / Lake Compounce" on the door. In the background, beneath a marquee that reads "Under the Big Top" are several children's rides. The marquee is decorated with circus animals and clowns.
Object number1990.157.7
InscribedOn recto, upper left, in white, "KIDDIE LAND / LAKE COMPOUNCE, BRISTOL, CONN."

On verso, upper right, accession number
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