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Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.77  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has…
Mechanicsville, East Haddam.
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.77 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has been edited in Photoshop to enhance the pencil drawing, and make it more visible.

Mechanicsville, East Haddam.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885
Date1834
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 6 5/16 x 7 7/8in. (16 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionView of Mechanicsville from across the Moodus River. A stone arched bridge is at the left and a dam and waterfall are at the right. On the opposite side of the river, inscriptions identify a "Grist mill," a "Twine factory" and a "Cotton F[actory." Other notes identify "Hemlock" and "Granite."
Object number1953.5.77
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.
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