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Connecticut Historical Society collection, 1980.103.8  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Societ…
Total eclipse of the sun from Fox Hill, Rockville (Vernon), January 24, 1925
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 1980.103.8 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Total eclipse of the sun from Fox Hill, Rockville (Vernon), January 24, 1925

Date1925
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 9 1/16 x 6 11/16in. (23 x 17cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionThree automobiles are parked at the side of a road. Several people, blurred from movement, stand on the road. Snow is on the ground. At the upper right, the sun eclipsed by the moon appears as a blurry circle.
Object number1980.103.8
InscribedOn verso: "About 9:15 AM Saturday / January 24 - 1925 / by [illegible] / Fox H[ill] / Rockville / Ct."
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