Theodore Wheeler family, Southbury.
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
DescriptionTwo elderly men and two women in front of a small center-chimney house. One of the women is wearing an apron. The other is wearing a plaid blouse and skirt. The door of the house is painted in contrasting colors. There is a well in front of an outbuilding in the left background and a picket gate (?) in the stone retaining wall in the foreground. A rain barrel is at the right corner of the house. Flowering plants (possibly peonies?) are planted in front of the house.
Object number2000.191.339
NotesConstituent Note: Some photographs in this collection bear the imprint of the Northern Survey Company. Subject Note: The men in the photograph are Charles and Theodore Wheeler. The older woman is Henrietta Wheeler. The younger woman is Mabel Osborn, an orphaned great-niece. The house is located on Southford Road in Southbury. In the 1880 Census, Charles Wheeler's occupation is given as farmer; Theodore Wheeler's occupation is given as carpenter.
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Northern Survey Company
1880-1890