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for Maritime and Coastal Views
Maritime and Coastal Views
Date1860-1900
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper on cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 x 7in. (10.2 x 17.8cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 4 x 7in. (10.2 x 17.8cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 4 x 7in. (10.2 x 17.8cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 4 x 7in. (10.2 x 17.8cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 4 x 7in. (10.2 x 17.8cm) or smaller
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionIdentified subjects include a view of the wreck of the Metis, Eastern Point, Groton, and a view of Charles Island, off Milford, Connecticut. Steamboats at a dock include the River Queen. Sailing vessels appear in some photographs.
Part of the John S. Craig Collection.
Part of the John S. Craig Collection.
Object number2012.536.682-.687
InscribedSome photographs have inscriptions on recto or verso with information about subjects.All photographs: On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The steamer Metis was wrecked off Watch Hill, Rhode Island on August 30, 1872. Photographers from nearby Connecticut, such as M. Safford & Co. of Norwich, rushed to the scene to take photographs to sell to customers eager for pictures of the disaster.
On View
Not on viewO.H. Bailey and Company
Richard S. DeLamater