Westerly View from Sisson Avenue into West Boulevard
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Date1911
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 5/8 x 6 1/2in. (11.7 x 16.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 5/8 x 6 1/2in. (11.7 x 16.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 5/8 x 6 1/2in. (11.7 x 16.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionFrame houses painted in contrasting colors line a dirt street that appears to be under construction. Houses have louvered shutters, drain pipes, and porches. The house in the left foreground has a stone foundation. The bank at the left appears to have been newly excavated. A piece of lumber is beside the bank. An additional stake is in the road. Horse-drawn wagons are in the right background.
Object number2000.171.174
InscribedOn verso, in red ink, upper left, "58572". In pencil: "Oct. 6, 1911"; upper right, "WEST BOULEVARD"; center, "Connector to (West) Boulevard, / Sisson Avenue to / Smith (S. whitney) Street / See account, Courant, October 7, 1911" "Courant"; lower right, old and new accession numbers.In black ink, at bottom, "Westerly View from Sisson / Ave. into New Street."
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