Haymaking in Connecticut – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Haymaking in Connecticut
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This print sets its scene in Connecticut, showing the hay harvest on a farm in the state's countryside. The record dates it to around 1885 and notes a U.S. copyright entry, which suggests it was issued as a published picture rather than a one-off work. The associated name on the catalog card, Restein, E.P. & L., may refer to a publisher or artist, though the library flags that information as unverified. In the 1880s, haymaking across New England still relied largely on hand scythes, horse-drawn mowers and rakes, and wagons, so the picture offers a view of farm labor before mechanized harvesting became common.
| Created / published | c1885 Dec. 26. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | 228375 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Restein, E.P. & L. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,155 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-116812 |
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