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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, 2000.191.341  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Soci…
Northern Survey Company
1880-1890
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.371  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Soci…
Northern Survey Company
1880-1890
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.414   © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Soc…
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
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.190  © 2001 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
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