Gillette Railroad Engine Terminal, Lake Compounce, Bristol
SubjectPortrait of
Ernest N. Maine
American, 1889 - 1978
SubjectPortrait of
Clayton E. Maine
American, 1924 - 2005
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1944
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 11/16 × 4in. (6.9 × 10.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/8 × 4 1/4in. (7.9 × 10.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/8 × 4 1/4in. (7.9 × 10.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Jessie Norton-Lazenby
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of the Gillette Railroad Engine Terminal at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut. The photograph was taken from the ground level of two men standing in front of two of the trains which ran on the Gillette Railroad, the 1846 Line and the 1944 Line. The man on the left is the switchman, Ernest N. Maine, and the man on the right is Clayton E. Maine. The background is filled with trees.
Object number2021.44.17
MarkingsStamped in black ink on back: "JUN 27 1944 / MADE IN U. S. OF AMERICA.Stamped in black ink on back: "336"
Stamped in pink ink on back: "GENUINE / C.P.S / REO / PRINT / 1944"InscribedHandwritten in black ink on back: "Gillette Railroad / No. 1944 & No. 1846 / At / Engine Terminal / Lake Compounce / Bristol, Connecticut / Ernest N. Maine and Clayton E. Maine, P.F.C."
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