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2000.175.24  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Andrew Pierce and his ox team
2000.175.24 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Andrew Pierce and his ox team

Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 1/8 x 7 1/16in. (13 x 18cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionA man in winter clothing, including a jacket and cap, stands beside a team of yoked oxen hitched to a two-wheeled cart. A pile of split logs is on another cart in the background. A frame house with a stone retaining wall and basement is at the left. A dilapidated shed with a sagging roof is at the right. Fields bordered by stone walls are in the background. Light snow is on the ground.
Object number2000.175.24
MarkingsOn recto, on paper label, typed in black ink, "Andrew Pierce."NotesSubject Note: Andrew Pierce, a farmer in Mansfield, Connecticut, was born in July 1829. He was still alive in 1900, but does not appear in the 1910 Federal Census and probably was deceased before that date.
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