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Storrs, Connecticut

PublisherPublished by Homer V. Beebe American, 1875 - 1923

Date1900-1910

MediumPhotomechanical prints; printer's ink and watercolor 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)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Ruth Stuart

DescriptionIn one postcard, the buildings of the Connecticut Agricultural College are on a hill surrounded by grassy lawns and small trees. In the other, a dirt road runs between blooming fruit trees. A rail fence is at the right; stones, possibly a stone wall, are at the left.

Object number2014.48.43-.44

Inscribed2014.48.43: On recto, lower left, printed in black ink, "COUNTRY ROAD NEAR CONNECTICUT / AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, STORRS, CONN."

2014.38.44: On recto, lower center, in white, "CONNECTICUT / AGRICULTURAL COLLECE / BUILDINGS."; upper right, in black ink, "STORRS, / CONN."

Both postcards, on recto, lower left or lower right, "HAND-COLORED:

Both postcards, on verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: In 1933, Connecticut Agricultural College became Connecticut State College. IN 1939, it became the University of Connecticut. (Finlay 3/27/2014)

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