Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Brown and friends at Savin Rock, West Haven
PhotographerPhotographed by
Yale Studio
American
Date1908
MediumPhotography; tintype on lacuered iron plate on postcard
Photomechanical prints; printer's ink on postcard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 15/16 x 5 1/2in. (10 x 14cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionPostcard with halftone of "Wilcox Pavillion, Savin Rock, New Haven, Ct." and portrait of two couples who appear to be African American. The men wear suits and ties. The women wear large hats. One woman holds a parasol.
Object number1981.136.1
InscribedOn recto, at left, in pencil: "Savin Rock last / August 1908 while / on the Hobarians [?] excur-/ sion to New Haven / Conn." On verso, in pencil: "Taken at Savin Rock last / August - year of 1908 where the following went on their excursion / Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Brown & Mr. Albert / M. Butler & friend Irene E. Chinn."NotesSubject Note: Part of a group of Carrington family photographs. Probably friends or relatives of the Carrington family of Norwich.
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