Photograph
Historical Marker at the Birthplace of the Rhode Island Red Chicken
| A man and woman are sitting in a carriage that has been pulled to the side of the road. They are looking at a historical marker under a tree. The Rhode Island Red is a utility chicken, raised for meat and eggs, but also as show birds. They are a popular choice for backyard flocks. The Rhode Island Red Club of America, a chicken breeder organization founded in 1898, raised the funds for a monument in Adamsville because the Rhode Island Island Red was first bred near the village in the 1850s. The sculpture was completed in 1925 by Henry L. Norton. In 2001 the sculpture was added to the National Register of Historic Places. |
| Image ID: | 72431 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1915 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Sakonnet |
| County: | |
| State: | Rhode Island |
| Collection Name: | Albertype Company photographs, circa 1880s-circa 1950 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | (A6)01704 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
| Stone walls |
| Trees |
| Clothing and dress |
| Monuments |
| Men |
| Women |
| Plaques, plaquettes |
| Horse-drawn vehicles |
| Roads |
| Cities and towns |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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