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Gift of Jessie Norton-Lazenby, 2021.44.21, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Gillette Railroad, Lake Compounce, Bristol
Gift of Jessie Norton-Lazenby, 2021.44.21, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Gillette Railroad, Lake Compounce, Bristol

SubjectPortrait of Ernest N. Maine American, 1889 - 1978
SubjectPortrait of Clayton E. Maine American, 1924 - 2005
Date1944
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 × 2 5/8in. (10.2 × 6.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 5/16 × 3in. (11 × 7.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Jessie Norton-Lazenby
DescriptionPhotograph of a train car and train engine on the Gillette Railroad at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut as the tracks are being built. There are two children, a dog, and a man in the front car. There is a hill with tress and tree stumps in the background.
Object number2021.44.21
InscribedHandwritten in blank ink on back: "building train tracks - Gillette Railroad / Lake Compounce / Norton"
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