Views of Bridgeport, 1962
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1962
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 3/4 x 6 9/16in. (12.1 x 16.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number2006.93.200-.202
DescriptionCommercial buildings line the streets of a large city. Signs read: "SPECTORS" "LEVETTS" "GOLDS""HOTEL". One photograph includes banners advertising "Sam / Snyder's / WATER FOLLIES / Sponsored by BOYS' CLUB OF BRIDGEPORT" "HEDGES STADIUM / JULY 26-27-28 8:30 P.M. / Matinees FRI & SAT 2:00." Some photographs include buses, automobiles, utility poles and wires, mailboxes, trash cans. One photograph shows the neo-Classical Bridgeport City Hall, with recruiting posters on the sidewalk in front of the building.
Status
Not on view
