Maritime and Coastal Views
PhotographerPhotographed by
Elisha Ayer
American, active 1879 - 1889
PhotographerPhotographed by
Pardee & Isbell
American, active 1876
PhotographerPhotographed by
Prescott & White
American, 1867 - 1873
PhotographerPhotographed by
M. Safford & Co.
American, 1864 - 1891
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1860-1900
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper on cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 x 7in. (10.2 x 17.8cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 4 x 7in. (10.2 x 17.8cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 4 x 7in. (10.2 x 17.8cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 4 x 7in. (10.2 x 17.8cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 4 x 7in. (10.2 x 17.8cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionIdentified subjects include a view of the wreck of the Metis, Eastern Point, Groton, and a view of Charles Island, off Milford, Connecticut. Steamboats at a dock include the River Queen. Sailing vessels appear in some photographs.
Part of the John S. Craig Collection.
Part of the John S. Craig Collection.
Object number2012.536.682-.687
InscribedSome photographs have inscriptions on recto or verso with information about subjects.All photographs: On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The steamer Metis was wrecked off Watch Hill, Rhode Island on August 30, 1872. Photographers from nearby Connecticut, such as M. Safford & Co. of Norwich, rushed to the scene to take photographs to sell to customers eager for pictures of the disaster.
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
O.H. Bailey and Company
Richard S. DeLamater
