O.L. Willis and crew of stonemasons, Litchfield County.
Date1880-1890
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 5/16 x 8 11/16in. (16 x 22cm)
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionNine men in work clothes pose beside a derrick on a wall, possibly a bridge abutment, under construction. Some of the men hold tools, including a trowel, a mallet and a coil of rope. An older man wearing work clothes stands on wooden scaffolding at the left beside three young men in three-piece suits. A picket fence and a telegraph pole are visible in the background.
Object number2000.191.123
NotesConstituent Note: Some photographs in this collection bear the imprint of the Northern Survey Company.On View
Not on view