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Image Not Available for Norton men digging at Lake Compounce, Bristol
Norton men digging at Lake Compounce, Bristol
Image Not Available for Norton men digging at Lake Compounce, Bristol

Norton men digging at Lake Compounce, Bristol

Date1846-1930
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 7/16 × 1 1/2in. (6.2 × 3.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 13/16 × 2in. (7.1 × 5.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Jessie Norton-Lazenby
DescriptionPhotograph of three men digging a hole in front of the merry-go-round building at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut. There are two men standing above ground while one man is standing in the hole digging. There is a large piece of wood on the right.
Object number2021.44.9
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on back: "Nortons / building / Lake / Compounce"

Handwritten in pencil on back: "48"
NotesDate Note: Date range based on when Lake Compounce opened and other images in the collection.
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