Negative, Film

Date:

1925-1928

Dimensions:

Print Size: 4.25 x 2.5

Description:

This black and white negative depicts Point Comfort on the shore of Winnisquam Lake. The porch has only posts and no railings; lumber is sitting on the porch floor. The photo was taken before July 1928 when the second story dormers were added. There are three Sisters and a girl who is holding an umbrella or parasol. The front porch roof of the cottage is visible. The photo was taken from the water and shows the dock. A woodshed is at the far left and an old rotten dock section is on the shore at the right.

Provenance:

Negative was found in Brethren's Shop/Floor 1/Vault/Black Negative Case 1/Folder 98 "Views of the Camp" in 1983.

Original nitrate negative used to make duplicate negatives is stored in Enfield House/Floor 0/Freezer. Nitrate negatives were duplicated by NEDCC in the 1990s, using an interpositive method.

Subjects:

Sisters, girl, Point Comfort, dock, Dock Sections, steps, chairs, dresses, caps, aprons, Woodshed, Parasols, Umbrellas, Lumber, Boards, trees, Winnisquam Lake

People:

Unknown Sister, Unknown girl

Place of Origin:

New Hampshire/Lake Winnisquam/Sanbornton/Point Comfort/Cottage

Collection Name:

Canterbury Photograph Collection

Item Number:

1-pn362

Type of Material:

Photographs

Copyright Statement:

For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Canterbury Shaker Village

Participating Organization:

Canterbury Shaker Village