"The Norton Family Photo Album"

Luman Norton

(son of Captain John Norton)

(father of Julius Norton)

Bennington Museum Collection

Lydia Loomis married to Luman Norton

(mother of Julius Norton)

Bennington Museum Collection

Portrait of Julius Norton by Erastus Salisbury Field,
(son of Luman & Lydia Loomis)
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     Luman Preston Norton (1837-1906), son of Julius Norton and great-grandson of Captain John Norton, founder of the Norton Pottery in 1793.
This portrait is known as "Little Lumie" 
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C. Webber Fenton was partner with his brother in law Julius 

for a little over two and a half years.

Bennington Museum Collection

Edward Norton 

(son of John Norton Jr.)

(Julius Nortons cousin)

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Edward Lincoln Norton 

(son of Edward Norton)

Bennington Museum Collection

     Black and white photograph mounted on board of hot air balloon printed with large "Gen Stark" across center; white balloon inflated resting on ground; group of men stand to sides of balloon. Handwriting on photograph identifies it as "August 16, Bennington 1870/1871" and identifies some of the men directly on photo "John Norton , Jerome Johnson, WH Cook".

Collection of Bennington Museum

The Norton Family owners of the Norton Pottery, 
spend their holidays at their camp in Woodford.
Edward Norton is sitting to the right.
Photo is from 1890's
Colorization by Tim Wager