Connecticut chronicles
- Collection
- Shakers- General collection
- Item Media Type
- Photograph
- Genre
- Visual Materials
- Subgenre- Visual Materials
- Photograph
- Date
- 1750 to 1900s
- Language
- English
- Extent
- 1 image
- Abstract
- Printed: Connecticut Chronicles; A considerable Shaker settlement existed in Enfield, Connecticut, between 1780 and 1915. The Shakers were an unusual religious sect, so-called from their movements in dansing, which originally formed part of their worship. The Shakers made some notable contributions to American life. They were pioneers in the chair industry, and probably the first to make and use rocking chairs to any great extent. A chair like the one pictured here sold for one dollar in 1831. The Enfield colony sold the first packaged garden seeds in America in 1802, prior ro which their bulk seeds had enjoyed a high reputation for quality. They were also pioneers in the conservation of natural resources.;
- Note
Donor: Item from Walter A. Brumm
- Subject Name
- Shakers
- Subject Geographic
- Enfield (Conn.)
- Shelf Location
- Original digital object name: yhm-spe-sha-vis-alb3-025
- Hamilton College Library, Communal Societies Collection, Shakers, Scrapbooks
- Restrictions on Access
- There are no restrictions on access to this material.
Manifest
Hamilton College Library, Clinton, New York, United States.
(1750-1999).
Connecticut chronicles.
Digital Collections, Hamilton College Library.
https://litsdigital.hamilton.edu/do/c5233d6d-3500-458f-a795-f054cefa9b93
APA
Hamilton College Library, Clinton, New York, United States.
(1750-1999).
Connecticut chronicles.
Digital Collections, Hamilton College Library.
https://litsdigital.hamilton.edu/do/c5233d6d-3500-458f-a795-f054cefa9b93
Hamilton College Library, Clinton, New York, United States.
1750-1999.
“Connecticut chronicles”.
Last modified March 28, 2023.
Digital Collections, Hamilton College Library.
https://litsdigital.hamilton.edu/do/c5233d6d-3500-458f-a795-f054cefa9b93
Chicago
Hamilton College Library, Clinton, New York, United States.
1750-1999.
“Connecticut chronicles”.
Last modified March 28, 2023.
Digital Collections, Hamilton College Library.
https://litsdigital.hamilton.edu/do/c5233d6d-3500-458f-a795-f054cefa9b93