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Gift of Mildred Jean Pond, 2009.225.1  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Elm City at Kimberly Avenue Dock, West Haven
Gift of Mildred Jean Pond, 2009.225.1 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Elm City at Kimberly Avenue Dock, West Haven

Dateafter 1910
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 x 8in. (15.2 x 20.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 x 8in. (15.2 x 20.3cm)
Mount (height x width): 9 7/8 x 12in. (25.1 x 30.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mildred Jean Pond
DescriptionA small vessel is at a dock. Lifeboats are on the top deck; passengers stand on the deck below leaning on the railing. A building in the background near a coal pocket has the words "D. T. WELCH & CO." on it. Smoke issues from what appears to be a factory smokestack in the distance.
Object number2009.225.1
InscribedOn verso, upper left, in black ink, "Elm City - at Kimberly Ave Dock - West Haven, Conn. / Steel hull steam ship 379 Gross tons / built 1910, Port Richmond, New York / Chief engineer Melbourne Candee Preston Sr."; lower right, in pencil, accession number
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