169 Sigourney Street, Hartford, Connecticut
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1880-1890
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 3/8 x 7in. (11.1 x 17.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 8in. (12.7 x 20.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Helen Lyde Wayne
Object number1977.12.0
DescriptionTwo men and a woman stand on the porch of a three-story, Italianate brick house. One man holds an infant on the banister railing. The woman wears an apron. A second woman looks out a window at left. Vines grow on the porch. A bay window is at the left side. The roof is supported by brackets. Leafless trees grow in the grassy lawn. A barn or carriage house is in the left background. A second house is at the right. A puddle of water is in the dirt street which is lined by paved sidewalks. A street light is at the right.
Label TextPhotograph of a three-story, Italianate brick house located at 169 Sigourney Street, Hartford, Connecticut. The people depicted may be members of the John Dwight Parker family, who rented this house in 1883. Parker was employed at the Connecticut Mutual Insurance Company.
NotesHistorical Note: John Dwight Parker, whose family rented the house in this photograph, worked at the Connecticut Mutual Insurance Company (Hartford City Directory).Status
Not on view
