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Estate of Florence S. M. Crofut, gift of Mrs. George H. Day, 1974.50.141, Connecticut Museum of…
Couple in horse-drawn wagon, Niagara Falls, NY
Estate of Florence S. M. Crofut, gift of Mrs. George H. Day, 1974.50.141, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright

Couple in horse-drawn wagon, Niagara Falls, NY

Date1860-1870
MediumAmbrotype; collodion on glass under brass window mat in cardboard case with embossed red velvet pad in left side of open case
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 1/4 × 5 1/2in. (10.8 × 14cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 4 3/4 × 6 × 7/8in. (12.1 × 15.2 × 2.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineEstate of Florence S. M. Crofut, gift of Mrs. George H. Day
DescriptionHalf-plate ambrotype of an unknown couple posing in a horse-drawn carriage in front of American Falls (part of Niagara Falls).
Object number1974.50.141
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of William Lamson Warren, 1994.120.24, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
    Unknown
    about 1855
    Gift of Etta Corlies Chapman, 1956.47.5, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known co…
    Unknown
    1860-1865
    Bequest of Roderick Bissell Jones, 1974.56.488, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No k…
    Unknown
    1865-1866
    Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, 1973.146.3, Connecticut Museum of Culture…
    Mary Frances Bull
    1865-1872
    Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, 2025.1.16, Connecticut Museum of Culture …
    Unknown
    1867-1870
    Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, 2026.1.38, Connecticut Museum of Culture …
    Mary Frances Bull
    about 1860
    Gift of William Lamson Warren, 1994.120.23, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
    Augusta Hyde Tomlinson
    about 1855
    Museum purchase, 1975.87.13, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
    Unknown
    1853-1873
    Gift of Etta Corlies Chapman, 1956.47.8, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known co…
    Eustace Chester Chapman
    about 1860
    Bequest of Roderick Bissell Jones, 1974.56.487, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No k…
    Unknown
    1863-1864
    Museum purchase, 1983.10.48, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
    Gurdon Cady
    1855-1860