Well digging, possibly in New Haven
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
DatePossibly 1890
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 1/2in. (16.5 x 11.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 3/4 x 4 3/4in. (17.1 x 12.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 3/4 x 4 3/4in. (17.1 x 12.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Jeanine Guerette
DescriptionWater is shooting up outside a large brick and stone public building. Construction materials surround the front of the building A large sign reads in part "ARTESIAN WELL." Leafless trees, apparently elm trees are in the foreground. A man stands beside one of the trees looking at the eruption. There appears to be a city square in the left background.
Object number2004.138.36
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: In 1890, the Winchester Repearing Arms Company in New Haven attenpted to obtain a water supply for the factory by digging an artesian well. It is possible that this photograph could be related to that effort. (Finlay 4/12/2014)On View
Not on view
