General view of quarry, Portland
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1928
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 3/4 x 7 1/2in. (12 x 19cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionA derrick used for hoisting blocks of stone is atop a perpendicular cliff face is in the right foreground. Another steep brownstone cliff is in the background beyond the quarry pit, which is full of water. Several buildings, apparently houses and outbuildings, are beyond.
Object number2000.204.2
InscribedOn verso: "Portland Quarry. 1928."On View
Not on view
1914
1890-1918
1890-1918