Rural Connecticut
PublisherPublished by
Sawyer's Inc.
Date1950
MediumPhotography; kodachrome transparencies in circular cardboard mount in paper folder imprinted with blue ink
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3/8 x 7/16in. (1 x 1.1cm)
Mount (diameter): 3 1/2in. (8.9cm)
Mount (diameter): 3 1/2in. (8.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionSeven separate views of Connecticut scenery, as follows: 1. Dogwood blossoms at Greenfield Hill (Fairfield), 2. Candlewood Lake, 3. St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, East Haddam, 4. Kent Falls, 5. Lover's Leap, New Milford, 6. Nathan Hale Schoolhouse, 7. A typical New England church.
Object number2004.73.67
InscribedOn recto, printed in black ink, "271 / RURAL CONNECTICUT / VIEW MASTER / MADE IN REEL U.S.A. / COPYRIGHT 1950 / SAWYER'S INC. / PORTLAND 7, OREGON". Titles of individual scenes are printed in circle around this imprint.On verso, in pencil, accession number.
On paper folder, printed in blue ink, "ONE VIEW-MASTER REEL / 7 MORE / WONDERS / OF THE / WORLD / 7 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PICTURES / IN FULL COLOR KODACHROME".NotesTechnique Note: ViewMaster reels produce a three-dimensional effect similar to that of a stereopticon when viewed through a special viewer. They enjoyed great popularity during the 1950s. (Finlay 11/30/2004)
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