H.D. Gillett Store, possibly Bridgewater
PhotographerPhotographed by
Northern Survey Company
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)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionSmall two-story commercial building with a large attached barn at right. Two women and a man stand on the porch of the store. Boxes of Lyman's Seeds, hoes and a rake are on display. A large lamp is mounted on one of the pillars supporting the porch roof. To the right, a man and a girl are seated in a wagon loaded with barrels and drawn by two horses. Another woman is in the background. A second horse-drawn vehicle is at the far right.
Object number2000.191.158
NotesConstituent Note: Some photographs in this collection bear the imprint of the Northern Survey Company.Subject Note: Horace D. Gillett is listed in the Federal Census as a merchant in Bridgewater, Connecticut.
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William G. Dudley
about 1915
