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The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2012.536.682   © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Maritime and Coastal Views
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2012.536.682 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

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
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
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.
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 number
NotesSubject 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.
On View
Not on view
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2012.536.231 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Elisha Ayer
1866-1885
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2003.150.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known…
O.H. Bailey and Company
Gift of Newton C. Brainard, 1952.105.3  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
O.H. Bailey and Company
1877
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2012.536.266   © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Keystone View Company
1900-1914
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund,  2012.536.765  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard S. DeLamater
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2012.536.70   © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Alfred A. Adt
1860-1880
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund,  2012.536.698  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
K. T. Sheldon
1870-1890
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2012.536.720   © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
F. M. Doolittle
1860-1890