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2005.96.3
Wilson Family Members and Others in Automobiles
2005.96.3

Wilson Family Members and Others in Automobiles

Date1910-1930
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 3/8 x 8 3/16in. (16.2 x 20.8cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 6 3/8 x 8 3/16in. (16.2 x 20.8cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 12 3/8 x 14 7/8in. (31.4 x 37.8cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Geoffrey Wilson
DescriptionMen, children, and a dog are seated in various automobiles. One car is on a dirt road. One is in a farmyard, with fruit trees and farm buildings in the background. One is on a suburban street in front of a frame house with a porch. One is on an iron bridge, identified as the Spoonville Bridge. One man stands beside a truck on a snow-covered road. Lettering on the truck reads, "Chas. L. Purington & Co. / Turtle / Brand / Ceylon Tea / Teas Coffees / 165 Milk St. Boston."
Object number2005.96.1-.5
Inscribed2005.96.1: On verso, inscribed in black ink, "80 Madison Ave. house in background."
2005.96.3: On verso, inscribed in black ink, "Rear Seat / John Scanlon Dan Reading / Front Seat / Joseph A. Wilson Patsy Quinn / Spoonville Bridge."
2005.96.4: On verso, inscribed in pencil, "Robert, Leslie, & Laura". In blue ink, "Driver is probably Patsy Quinn (a friend of my grandpa?)".

On verso of mounts, accession number inscribed in pencil at lower right.
NotesSubject Note: Present-day Route 9 crosses the Farmington River in East Granby on the Spoonville Bridge, which appears in 2005.96.3. (Finlay 6/24/2005)
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