Park with pond, island and bridges (Walnut Grove, Stonington)

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Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:3685

Persons

Title

Park with pond, island and bridges (Walnut Grove, Stonington)

Supplied	yes

Origin Information

Date Created	1890 to 1910

Parent Item

Resource Type

Digital Origin

reformatted digital

Description

View of a parklike area identified as possibly Walnut Grove Park, Stonington. A pond, island and bridge(s) are visible.

Genre

Subject

Geographic Subject

Extent

Source extent: 1 photograph : glass negative ; 4 x5 in.

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Use and Reproduction

Note

Note Type	source note
Note	Newbury Collection

Note Type	local
Note	theme: Environment

Note Type	local
Note	theme: Infrastructure

Note Type	local
Note	theme: Lifestyle

Note	Title supplied by cataloger. Walnut Grove was an 85-acre property near Lambert's Cove (north and west of Stonington Borough) owned by James Ingersoll Day. His house, built there in the 1850's, was destroyed after the 1938 hurricane. A recreation area for Navy personnel is now located on the site. Taken by Edward H. Newbury, a Mystic businessman and amateur photographer.

Local Identifier

Accession number: 1980.41.522

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