Group Visiting High Rock Grove on the Naugatuck Railroad
PhotographerPhotographed by
Alfred A. Adt
American, 1863 - 1911
Date1880-1885
MediumPhotography; tintype on lacquered iron in paper folder
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 3/8in. (8.9 x 6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 5/8 x 3 1/8in. (11.7 x 7.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 5/8 x 3 1/8in. (11.7 x 7.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionGroup of seven women, most wearing hats, some holding parasols, posed outside, near trees and rocks.
Object number2002.6.0
InscribedPrinted on paper folder, "THIS PICTURE TAKEN AT / HIGH ROCK GROVE, / NAUGATUCK RAILROAD, / The most famous and romantic Picnic / Resort of Connecticut. / Stereoscopic views, and large views for framing, / of High Rock Grove Scenery, for sale at the Photo- / graphic Building at the Grove, or address"Accession number inscribed in pencil on verso of paper folder; and painted on verso of tintype.NotesSubject Note: In 1876, the Naugatuck Railroad established a picnic grove at High Rock Grove just south of the mouth of High Rock Glen in Beacon Falls. In a single season it had more than 80,000 visitors (Connecticut Place Names, p. 13).
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