J.B. Palmer and P.G. Tripp at a sheep shearing contest, Middletown vicinity, May or June 1909
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1909
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/16 x 9 7/16in. (18 x 24cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionAt the entrance to a barn or shed, two men pose with sheep that they are shearing. The man at the left has a beard and holds hand-held sheep shears. Two bundles of fleece tied with string are beside them. Men in suits look on. A man at the far left is wearing a bowler hat and smoking a cigar. Inscribed on back: "1. J.B. Palmer, Lisbon / 2. P.G. Tripp, Rockville / Sheep shearing contest / near Middletown / May or June 1909."
Object number2000.205.5
NotesSubject Note: The photograph appeared in the Hartford Courant on May 8, 1909. The contest was sponsored by the Connecticut Sheep Breeders Association and was held at Ridgewood Farm in Westfield (Middletown).Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
1815-1820
