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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
Subject Terms
    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