First cars at Lake Compounce
Date1895
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 7/8 x 7 1/16in. (15 x 18cm)
DescriptionLarge group of men, women, boys and girls pose in and around two electric trolley cars. Most wear hats. Some hold American flags. One woman at right holds a parasol. Drivers and conductors wear uniforms. Signs on the cars read: "Bristol" "B. & P.T. Co." "Lake Compounce." The large two-story frame building in the background with porches on both floors appears to be a hotel. Inscribed in image: "First Cars at Compounce over...Aug. 12 '95." Note on back: "Mrs. Smith."
Object number1994.54.10
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