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2004.24.25
Views of Riverton.
2004.24.25

Views of Riverton.

PhotographerPhotographed by John T. Kenney American
Date1910-1960
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 10 7/16 x 13 11/16in. (26.5 x 34.8cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 10 9/16 x 13 15/16in. (26.8 x 35.4cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 11 7/16 x 14 1/2in. (29.1 x 36.8cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of The Hitchcock Chair Co., Ltd.
DescriptionViews of Riverton include the Hitchcock Chair Factory, a brick industrial building with a cupola and weathervane; dwellings, including the Hitchcock-Alford house; Main Street, a dirt road lined with elm trees; an iron bridge across the Farmington River; the Riverton Inn; a paper mill with a smokestack; a feed mill; a shop; aerial views of the town and of the Barkhamsted dam and reservoir.
Object number2004.24.20-.27
InscribedMost photographs have pencil inscriptions identifying the subjects and dates.

All photographs have the accession number inscribed on verso, lower right, in pencil.

On View
Not on view
2004.24.18
F. H. DeMars
early 20th century
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2006.93.466  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
January 1969
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.5  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
John Warner Barber
probably 1836
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.309  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…
John Warner Barber
1835
2004.24.31
Eddie's Photo Center
1950-1970
2002.79.14
Colourpicture Publishers, Inc.
1927-1960
Gift of Mrs. George Morrison, 1967.89.1.18  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
early 20th century
2002.9.1
Eastern Illustrating Co.
1901-1980