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Unidentified Portraits by Connecticut Photographers

Date1860-1900
MediumPhotography; tintypes on laquered iron plates
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/2in. (8.9 x 6.4cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/2in. (8.9 x 6.4cm) or smaller
Other (folder height x width): 4 7/8 x 3in. (12.4 x 7.6cm) or smaller
Credit LineGift of the Hon. Joyce Krutick Craig (ret.), in memory of her husband John S. Craig
DescriptionPortraits of unidentified men and women. One tintype portrays two women wearing bathing suits posed in front of a studio backdrop depicting a beach scene..
Object number2012.563.507-.529
Markings2012.563.519: On label on verso of mount, printed in black ink, "New Style Cartes de Visite / By Machinery, / Made and delivered in ten minutes / At N. D. MORGAN'S / No. 166 Main Street, next door to / Post Office / NORWICH, CONN."

2012.563.524: Stamped on folder, in black ink, "SEA-SIDE Photo Gallery / SAVIN ROCK, / F. O. PECK, Artist"
InscribedAll folders, in pencil, accession numbers
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