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The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund,  2012.536.698  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Views of Norfolk
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2012.536.698 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Views of Norfolk

PhotographerPhotographed by K. T. Sheldon American, 1847 - 1912
Date1870-1890
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper on cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 7/16 x 7in. (8.7 x 17.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/16 x 7in. (8.7 x 17.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 7/16 x 7in. (8.7 x 17.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionSubjects include a view of the thatched gateway to Norfolk Park, and the Music Hall and Savings Bank. Four photographs depict the interior of a library, with books in bookshelves lining the walls and framed oil paintings, mostly landscapes, hanging above them. Candlesticks and ceramics are on the mantle of a large fireplace on one wall; a large desk is in the center of the room.
Part of the John S. Craig Collection.
Object number2012.536.698-.703
InscribedAll photographs: On verso, in ink, inscriptions with information about subjects; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The library interiors may relate to the Norfolk Library, which was constructed in 1888-1889, or to another building in town.
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