Jewett City

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925, undated

Location Note

Box 32, Negatives 5550 - 5595

GUSN

GUSN-332905

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Description

\li-15This series includes approximately 45 8 x 10, 5 x 8, and 5 x 7 glass plate negatives taken by an unknown photographer in Jewett City, Connecticut. The photographs provide insight into everyday life in New England in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The negatives depict buildings, churches, and parades, specifically 4th of July parades. Also included are images of fire engines, the building of the Aspincook Dam and the Slater Bridge, and the Devil's Hop yard. Lastly, the series includes portraits of unidentified individuals and family groups, presumed to be living in Jewett City at the time.

Details

Descriptive Terms

negatives (photographic)

Physical Descrption

46 glass plate negatives

Collection Code

PC053

Collection Name

Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

Reference Code

PC053.04

Record Details

Originator

Yankee Publishing Incorporated

Material Type

negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Series

Location Note

Box 32, Negatives 5550 - 5595

Arrangement

Arrangement

This series is arranged by negatives size

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