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The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2014.50.39  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Chaplin, Connecticut
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2014.50.39 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Chaplin, Connecticut

Date1900-1920
MediumPhotomechanical prints; printer's ink on postcards Photography; albumen prints on postcards, gelatin silver prints on postcards
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 5 1/2in. (8.9 x 14cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 5 1/2in. (8.9 x 14cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionViews of Chaplin, Connecticut include the Congregational Church, the Lower Dam in South Chaplin, a bridge in South Chaplin, Chaplin Center, the Post Office and Main Street, a house, an inn or store, an industrial building, and a bird-eye view taken from the church steeple. One photograph shows Frank G. Lummis and Miss Delia A. Lummis standing in front of their mother's home, a one-story center chimney frame house. Some photographs include utility poles and automobiles.
Object number2014.50.39-.50
InscribedMost postcards have titles printed in black or red ink. Some postcards have handwritten notes on the verso.

All postcards, on verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numbers
On View
Not on view
Gift of Ruth Stuart, 2014.48.35  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
W. J. Phillips
1900-1910
Gift of Ruth Stuart, 2014.48.27  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
J. C. Dexter Photo Company
1900-1910
2004.24.18
F. H. DeMars
early 20th century
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2014.50.26  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Artvue Post Card Co.
1900-1940
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2014.50.51  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
The Collotype Co.
1900-1940
Gift of Ruth Stuart, 2014.48.75  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
S. Langsdorf & Co.
1900-1910
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2014.50.1  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Danziger & Berman
1898-1920
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2014.50.59  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
H. Ford Aiken
1900-1940
2002.33.4
Unknown
1920-1970
Gift of Ruth Stuart, 2014.48.72  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
C. G. Coombs
1900-1910
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2014.50.12  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Connery Brothers
1900-1920