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for Views of the Brownstone Quarries, Portland
Views of the Brownstone Quarries, Portland
Dateabout 1870
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper on cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 7in. (8.9 x 17.8cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 7in. (8.9 x 17.8cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 3 1/2 x 7in. (8.9 x 17.8cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 7in. (8.9 x 17.8cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 3 1/2 x 7in. (8.9 x 17.8cm) or smaller
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionViews show the brownstone quarries in Portland, Connecticut. The scenes show cranes and scaffolding, blocks of quarried stone, and oxcarts. A schooner at a dock on the Connecticut River appears in the background of one photograph.
Part of the John S. Craig Collection.
Part of the John S. Craig Collection.
Object number2012.536.173-.177
Inscribed2012.536.173: On verso, on paper label, hand-written in brown ink, "Middlexex Quarries Portland, / Ct."On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numbers
On View
Not on viewRichard S. DeLamater