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Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.319  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Soci…
A.A. Root and child, probably Woodbury.
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.319 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

A.A. Root and child, probably Woodbury.

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
DescriptionBearded man holding a horse accompanied by a small child wearing a plaid skirt and cap. A spotted dog, probably a dalmatian, lies beside a picket fence in front of a two-story house with a porch on at least two sides with vines growing on it. A large arbor with vines, probably grapevines, on it, is to the right. A large barn is in the background. Another house and its outbuildings is immediately to the left. Notes on back: "A. A. Root" "Prob. Woodbury" "Watertown- Southbury."
Object number2000.191.319
NotesConstituent Note: Some photographs in this collection bear the imprint of the Northern Survey Company.
On View
Not on view
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.365  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Soci…
Northern Survey Company
1880-1890
Bequest of Charles S. Bissell, 1970.1.0  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Daniel Burnap
1785-1800
Gift of Mabel Johnson, 1953.2.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
John Avery Jr.
about 1780, case reworked in the late 19th century
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.190  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Soci…
Northern Survey Company
1880-1890
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.397  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Soci…
Northern Survey Company
1880-1890
1994.133.0  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
W. S. Leek
about 1890
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.345  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Soci…
Northern Survey Company
1880-1890