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1985.134.489  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Columbia camping party home again, Buckland (Manchester)
1985.134.489 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Columbia camping party home again, Buckland (Manchester)

Date1895
MediumPhotography; cyanotype on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (ovrall height x width): 4 3/4 x 7 7/8in. (12 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mary Phelps Morris
DescriptionGroup of nine young men and women sitting on the steps of a house. The woman at middle right is holding a piece of paper and appears to be wearing two small, doll-sized boots on her fingers. The house has a screen door and vines at the left.
Object number1985.134.489
InscribedOn verso: "Columbia camping party / 'Home Again' / Camp 1895 / Taken at Owen's side door. Buckland, Ct."NotesConstituent Note: Edward B. Owen is listed in the accession records as the photographer.

Subject Note: The man in the doorway at the left may be Edward B. Morris; the man at the far right may be John F. Morris. The others probably are Esther B. Owen, Katherine B. Owen, Elijah H. Owen and Clara von Wettberg.
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