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Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.322  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Soci…
P. McElroy family, possibly Plainville
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.322 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

P. McElroy family, possibly Plainville

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
DescriptionGroup of three women, three bearded men, two girls and three boys in front of a two-story Greek revival house with an entablature over the doorway. All of the people are wearing dark clothing. Two of the women are wearing aprons. An arbor and a covered pump are at the right in front of an outbuilding. Scraps of lumber have been used to create a pathway across the yard. The large tree on the left appears to be a hemlock. The post with a turned knob in the immediate foreground is probably a hitching post.
Object number2000.191.322
NotesConstituent Note: Some photographs in this collection bear the imprint of the Northern Survey Company.

Subject Note: According to the Federal Census, Patrick McElroy, who was born in Ireland about 1824, was living with his family in Plainville, Connecticut in 1870 and working in a clock shop.
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Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.371  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Soci…
Northern Survey Company
1880-1890
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.341  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Soci…
Northern Survey Company
1880-1890
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.298  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Soci…
Northern Survey Company
1880-1890
2000.191.22 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Northern Survey Company
1880-1890
Gift of Mabel Johnson, 1953.2.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
John Avery Jr.
about 1780, case reworked in the late 19th century
Gift of Frederick K. and Margaret R. Barbour, 1969.44.1  Photograph by David Stansbury  © 2008 …
Eli Terry
1795-1800
Gift of Mrs. Florence Van Fleet Lyman, 1939.2.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Unde…
Simeon Jocelin
about 1820
Gift of Kenneth D. Roberts, 1980.55.0  Photograph by David Stansbury  © 2008 The Connecticut Hi…
Eli Terry
1800
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.397  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Soci…
Northern Survey Company
1880-1890