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Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.204.1   © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Socie…
Old Quarry, Rocky Ridge Park
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.204.1 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Old Quarry, Rocky Ridge Park

Date1906-1907
MediumPhotography; gelatini silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 7/16in. (19 x 24cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionView of rocky cliff with scattered blocks of stone in the foreground. The Gothic buildings of Trinity College are visible in the distance. Houses and utility poles are in the left background, beyond the grass field with sandy and rocky areas.
Object number2000.204.1
InscribedOn verso: "Return to Mr. Taft." " Old quarry / North from New Britain Ave. / About 1907."NotesSubject Note: Plans for Rocky Ridge Park were developed as early as 1904, but the closing of the city quarry apparently only took place about 1906 or 1907.
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