Wheelwrights or blacksmiths, Unionville (Farmington).
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 men in aprons in front of a barnlike commercial building. One man stands behind carriage wheel and the other holds a hammer. A carriage in the foreground resting on a wood stand is being repaired and is minus one wheel. Two wheels lean on right side of building. The entire right side of the building in covered in advertising posters. Posters include "4-Paws, New Britain, June 5" "Special Railroad Excursions". Three houses are at the right. An outhouse is beside one of them. The Farmington River is in the background.
Object number2000.191.425
InscribedOn verso, "E. Jennings" "Unionville"NotesConstituent Note: Some photographs in this collection bear the imprint of the Northern Survey Company. Subject Note: Probably Edward A. Jennings who was a blacksmith in the Unionville section of Farmington from 1886 to 1891.
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