Jennings & Griffin Mfg. Co. - Dam - Tracey, CT, 1888
MakerMade by
H. Wales Lines Company
American, 1864 - 1983
Date1888
MediumPhotography; albumen on paper in cardboard album covers
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/4 x 9 1/4in. (18.4 x 23.5cm)
Other (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 11 1/2in. (21 x 29.2cm)
Other (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 11 1/2in. (21 x 29.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionPhotograph of the Jennings and Griffin Manufacturing Company dam in Tracy (Wallingford), Connecticut. The waterfall and stone/concrete barrier is at the far end of the photo. The water is pooled in front, surrounded by dirt, rocks, and shrubs. Trees do not have leaves.
Object number2015.149.1.95
InscribedRecto, handwritten in black ink: "Jennings & Griffin Mfg. Co. - Dam - Tracey, CT 1888."Recto, handwritten in black ink: "Jennings & Griffin New Dam, Tracey"NotesTracy is a community in Wallingford, Conn.
From: An Historic Record and Pictorial Description of the Town of Meriden, Connecticut: And Men who Have Made It... A Century of Meriden "The Silver City." (p. 133)
“In 1880, Charles E. Jennings and Francis B. Griffin formed the Jennings & Griffin Mfg. Co. in Tracy (Wallingford), Conn. The company produced mechanic’s tools.”
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