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1971.48.0.15  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Grave of the Reverend John Bulkeley, Colchester
1971.48.0.15 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Grave of the Reverend John Bulkeley, Colchester

PhotographerPhotographed by Curtis F. McIntosh American, 1851 - 1923
Date1894
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 15/16 x 5 7/8in. (10 x 15cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionTable stone supported on six square fluted pillars. Other early gravestones are directly behind it. In the background is a long irregular line of vertical-boarded wooden walls, some with rough stone foundations, some with granite posts beside them.
Object number1971.48.0.15
InscribedOn verso: "Grave of Rev. John Bulkeley / in old burying ground / Colchester Conn. Taken in / 1894 / M.G.B. [Morgan G. Bulkeley?] In another hand: "Back of Bacon Academy."
On View
Not on view
Museum purchase, 2006.93.43. © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
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1879-1889
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