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1985.134.478  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Columbia camping party: visitors at the camp
1985.134.478 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Columbia camping party: visitors at the camp

Date1895
MediumPhotography; cyanotype on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 7/8 x 4 3/4in. (20 x 12cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mary Phelps Morris
DescriptionThree men and two women, both wearing hats, sit outside at a table looking at a sketchbook. Two boxes and a small bouquet of flowers are on the table. A tent, probably a platform tent, is in the background. A trunk with a hat on top is in the right foreground. A tarpaulin is strung between trees above the table.
Object number1985.134.478
InscribedOn verso: "Showing some sketches to / the visitors. / Columbia 1895."NotesConstituent Note: Edward B. Owen is listed in the accession records as the photographer.
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