Construction Work, possibly Stony Creek, Branford, Connecticut
Dateearly 20th century
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 x 8in. (15.2 x 20.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 3/8 x 8 3/8in. (16.2 x 21.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 3/8 x 8 3/8in. (16.2 x 21.3cm)
Credit LineGift of Jeanine Guerette
DescriptionA steam engine at the left is being used to run a block and tackle attached to tall cranes or derricks. Barrels are stacked around the bases of the cranes. Men are at work on what appears to be a roadway or railbed. Trees are in the background.
Object number2004.138.14
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Photograph is from a group of material relating to the Atwood family who had a summer home in Branford. Construction work may relate to a spur railroad connecting the Stony Creek granite quarries with the wharves and main railroad line. (Finlay 4/12/2014)On View
Not on view