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Naugatuck Depot, Derby.


Title main	Naugatuck Depot, Derby.
Subject	Derby (Conn.)
Subject	Railroad stations
Subject	Naugatuck Railroad
Category	Infrastructure
Description	Vertical-boarded railroad station. Women stand on the platform. Men stand near a crossing tender's shack in the distance. Utility poles line the tracks and a dirt street at the right. Two carriages are in front of a large frame building with a sign that reads: "Stabl[e]" Other frame buildings appear to be houses. Light snow is on the ground in the foreground, which is deeply rutted. Inscribed on back; "Naugatuck Depot / (East Side)" "Naugatuck Depot / East side, Derby Ct."
Description notes	Title supplied by cataloger. This station was known as Naugatuck Depot until 1893 when the name was changed to Derby Depot or Derby Station. It was located on the east side of the Naugatuck River. The Naugatuck Railroad ran from Bridgeport to Winsted.
Date created	[188-]
Format extent	1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 cm.
Format medium	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number [188-] File name 0524 img0014.pcd
Source	The Connecticut Historical Society.
Rights	Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Graphics Collection, The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.
SeqNum	2865
ObjCol	Photographs

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