G. H. Nelson family, North Granby or East Windsor
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)
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionTwo men in front of two-story clapboard Greek Revival house with louvered shutters, rectangular gable window and two story addition behind it. One man has a beard and wears overalls over a vest. A chicken is behind the other man who holds the reins of a horse. Rail fence and two barns are at the left. A narrow outbuilding behind first barn is possibly an outhouse. Inscription on back: "G. H. Nelson" "Weatogue list / No. Granby"
Object number2000.191.419
NotesConstituent Note: Some photographs in this collection bear the imprint of the Northern Survey Company.Subject Note: Although the inscription on the back indicates that the photograph was taken in North Granby, George H. Nelson is listed as a farmer in East Windsor, Connecticut in the 1880 Federal Census.
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