Views of Hartford, Newington, and Elsewhere in Connecticut
PhotographerPhotographed by
Richard Tippet
Date1952-1964
MediumPhotography; Kodachrome transparencies on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7/8 x 1 3/8in. (2.2 x 3.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 2 x 2in. (5.1 x 5.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 2 x 2in. (5.1 x 5.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Richard J. Flynn
DescriptionViews of Hartford include several taken from an elevated viewpoint looking over the Old State House; several views of a parade; many pictures of spring flowers and roses at the Pond House and elsewhere in Elizabeth Park, some taken on Easter Sunday 1962; a flowering tree at Trinity College; a view of Reservoir #6 in West Hartford; a view of Loon Pond, possibly in Litchfield; two views of Campbell's Falls State Park in Norfolk; and a picture of the Charles W. Morgan at Mystic Seaport. Several photographs are of the Tippet home at 120 Camp Avenue, Newington. A photograph of "Dick" may be Richard Tippet; a photograph of Christine may be a family member, possibly his wife.
Object number2004.127.1-.38
MarkingsOn recto, most mounts are stamped in red ink, "MADE IN U.S.A.", and stamped in black ink with a number and the date. On verso, printed in red ink, "KODACHROME TRANSPARENCY / PROCESSED BY / Kodak".2004.127.27 is printed on recto, in blue ink, "Subject" "Date". On verso, in blue ink, "SPIRATON Slide / Mount / heat-sealing".InscribedAll slides have inscriptions on mounts in pencil, blue ink, and black ink, identifying the subject and in some cases the date. Some of the inscriptions are on the recto and some are on the verso. Accession numbers inscribed in pencil, usually on the verso.NotesArtist Note: Richard Tippet, of 120 Camp Avenue, Newington, was an amateur photographer.
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