Hoisting engine, New England Brown Stone Quarry Co., Cromwell
Dateabout 1890
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 7/8 x 7 7/8in. (15 x 20cm)
DescriptionA man in a plaid shirt stands beside a large piece of machinery in an interior. A thick cable runs around a drum. Pipes with several valves run along a brick wall at the right. A small metal door appears to open into a chute. Metal containers, at least one of which may be an oil can, are on the floor in the foreground.
Object number1972.30.30.19
InscribedOn verso: "Hoisting Engine - N.E. Brown Stone Quarry Co."On View
Not on view