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Gift of Jessie Norton-Lazenby, 2021.44.15, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Train and Stage Viewing Area, Lake Compounce, Bristol
Gift of Jessie Norton-Lazenby, 2021.44.15, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Train and Stage Viewing Area, Lake Compounce, Bristol

Date1943-1997
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 11/16 × 4in. (6.9 × 10.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 × 4 7/16in. (7.6 × 11.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Jessie Norton-Lazenby
DescriptionPhotograph taken at ground level of the train and stage viewing area at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut. The foreground contains a park space full of benches and trees. The background contains (presumably) one of the Gillette Railway trains at its platform, with the lake further beyond.
Object number2021.44.15
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on back: "train + stage viewing area - Lake / Compounce"NotesDate Note: Dates based on opening and closing of the Gillette Railway.
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