The old farmer sits down to read the newspaper

Image

cj2543a.jpg

Title

The old farmer sits down to read the newspaper

Subject

West Stockbridge (Mass.)
Men -- Massachusetts -- West Stockbridge

Description

A man with a long white beard wearing a straw hat sits in a chair reading a newspaper leaning towards the sunlight flowing through the window. A desk sits next to him with papers, a mirror and other things scattered around.

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Image from frontispiece of The New England Country by Clifton Johnson, 1894, and from opposite page 291 of Highways and Byways of New England by Clifton Johnson, 1921

Publisher

Jones Library Special Collections

Date

1898 May

Rights

This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.

Relation

From the Clifton Johnson Collection

Type

Photographs

Identifier

CJ2543a

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

7 x 5

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “The old farmer sits down to read the newspaper,” Digital Amherst, accessed December 24, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/2920.