The old well-sweep

Image

cj1452b.jpg

Title

The old well-sweep

Subject

Old Saybrook (Conn.)
Women -- Connecticut -- Old Saybrook

Description

A woman wearing a shawl and a bonnet stands by a wellsweep gathering water. The wall of a house is directly behind her with a window and a chimney visible. Large stones make a walkway on which the wellsweep rests and some buckets rest on the ground nearby.

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Image from page 134 of New England and its Neighbors by Clifton Johnson, 1902

Publisher

Jones Library Special Collections

Date

undated

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

CJ1452b

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

7 x 5

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “The old well-sweep,” Digital Amherst, accessed October 30, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/3254.