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Whipping post elm tree in front of sheriff's house's jail

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1914

GUSN

GUSN-199422

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Description

This exterior view shows the whipping post elm in front of the sheriff's house and jail in Litchfield, Connecticut.

Details

Descriptive Terms

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

Nutting studio number 493

Physical Description

1 photographic print; black-and-white

Collection Code

PC039

Collection Name

Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

Date of Acquisition

1914-12-16

Reference Code

PC039.USCT.01.007

Acquisition Type

Museum Purchase

Date Notes

ca. 1914 or earlier

Places

Litchfield (Litchfield county, Connecticut)

Record Details

Originator

Nutting, Wallace, 1861-1941 (Photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Description Level

Item

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