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Curtis Family House, East Chippins Hill Road, Burlington, Connecticut
Curtis Family House, East Chippins Hill Road, Burlington, Connecticut

Curtis Family House, East Chippins Hill Road, Burlington, Connecticut

Date1889
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 1/2 x 7 13/16in. (11.4 x 19.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 5 1/4 x 8 7/16in. (13.3 x 21.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mavis Davis
DescriptionView of a two story stone colonial house with twelve over twelve windows and two chimneys. There are some leafless trees, including what appears to be a fruit tree, in the foreground. A shed or barn is partially visible at right with a large wood pile in front of it. At left is another shed, a wood fence, and what appears to be a well. There are leaves on the grassy lawn in the foreground.
Object number2003.107.4
InscribedOn verso, in ink, "April, 19, 1889." In pencil, "neg. 3096" and the accession number.NotesSubject Note: The Curtis House still stands on East Chippins Hill Road in Burlington, Connecticut.

Historical Note: Elmira Curtis (1832-1909) and Caroline Curtis (1826-1892) were the aunts of Nancy Curtis, the donor's grandmother.
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