Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2001.10.39 |
Object Name |
Stereoview |
Description |
Stereoview card. The photographer is on the prominent height of land and rock outcrop to the south of the Second Family buildings looking north. In the foreground the Shaker Mountain Road enters the photo from the left and intersects with the Fourth New Hampshire Turnpike. The far side of Shaker Mountain Road and adjoining section of 4th NH Turnpike are lined with stone wall. The near side of the Mountain Road and far side of Turnpike are lined with wooden fence with broad plank rails. From the left the buildings are: unknown, Dwelling House, Sister's Shop, small shed, School house and privy, Unknown (beyond dwelling), Laundry, roof of the Wood house and shop (three chimneys), Girl's House. Beyond the Second Family buildings can be seen the Church Family. Mascoma Lake is visible in the distance with Mount Tug and Moose Mountain on the horizon. The card has rounded corners and orange paper on the front. The images are 3-1/8" square. In the gap between the two images there is one of the usual two dots of black ink on the orange paper - the one near the top. These alignment marks are commonly seen on Brigham cards. The back is pink. In the center is printed in black ink "Photographed by / E.T. Brigham, / Lebanon, / N.H." At the top of the card Robert Leavitt has written in blue ink "2nd Family Shakers Enfield, N.H." and in the lower right "Leavitt collection" |
Credit line |
Gift of Robert H. Leavitt |
Title of photo |
View north to the Second (South) Family |
Date |
early 1870's |
Photographer |
Brigham, Ephraim T. |
Place |
Enfield, NH Shaker Village, Church Family |
Material |
Photographic Paper/Cardstock |
Print size |
3.5" x 7" |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Lexicon sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Interpretive information |
This photograph was taken by E.T Brigham and published on several different stereoview card stocks. C.E. Lewis later acquired the negative and published the image on multiple card stocks as well. |
Linked documents |
Read about 19th Century stereoviews of the Enfield community and the photographers who published them. |