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Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.204.2   © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Socie…
General view of quarry, Portland
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.204.2 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

General view of quarry, Portland

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