H. L. Elmer family, probably East Windsor
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
DescriptionBoy with horse and pregnant woman in print dress at left side of two-story clapboard Federal style house. Bearded man looks out of first-floor window. Brick foundation. Front door has stone steps and wood rack (trellis?) next to house. House has two-story addition at rear with trellis surrounding door and a two-bay barn or shed attached. Inside bays are lumber and grinding wheel. Behind horse appears to be a well.
Object number2000.191.441
InscribedOn verso, "H. L. Elmer" "Don't want" "Bloomfield" "W. Hartford / No. District or W. Dist." "Probably towards W. Htfd and gone. Elmers also in Windsor"NotesConstituent Note: Some photographs in this collection bear the imprint of the Northern Survey Company.Subject Note: Henry L. Elmer was a farmer in East Windsor, Connecticut.
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