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Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.20  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has…
Bridgeport.
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.20 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has been edited in Photoshop to enhance the pencil drawing, and make it more visible.

Bridgeport.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885
Date1849
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 11/16 x 13 3/4in. (17 x 35cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionLooking west across the Pequonnock River. To the far left there is a roundhouse for train engines. The train tracks run along the river and factories line the waterfront. A detail of the left portion can be seen at the top left. There is a note inscribed "steam boat stops" at bottom left, and to the right of that, a pile marked "wood." At the far right is a bridge across the harbor.
Object number1953.5.20
NotesRelated Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1849.
On View
Not on view
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Unknown
early 20th century
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Niagara Suspension Bridge.
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Elijah Chapman Kellogg
1853
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1835