Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.404 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Soci…

Romeo Elton family, Burlington.

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

DescriptionMan and woman in snow in front of large two-story, five-bay gable end clapboard Georgian house with pediment roof over front door and side lights. Palladian window and gable fan window. Plank fence on left and picket fence in front of house. Man wears jacket and hat, woman wears shawl and bonnet. A barn is in background. Inscription on back: "Romeo Elton" "Burlington?"

Object number2000.191.404

NotesConstituent Note: Some photographs in this collection bear the imprint of the Northern Survey Company.

Subject Note: This building is now the Burlington Historical Society. It is located on Route 4 in the center of Burlington. Romeo Elton was born in 1817 and died in 1889; his wife Emeline Belden Elton was born in 1819 and died in 1906.

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