Soldier's Monument, Hartford, Connecticut, 1885
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1885
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 5/8 x 4 1/2in. (19.4 x 11.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 1/2 x 5 1/4in. (21.6 x 13.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Roger W. Jones
Object number1978.3.2
DescriptionAn omnibus drawn by two horses is beneath the pointed arch of the brownstone Soldiers and Sailors Memorial. The arch has two round towers, crenellations, a corbel table, and a frieze. A sign on the omnibus reads, "H. & W.H.R.R.CO." A man on a ladder is behind the horses. Another man stands nearby. A woman stands next to a tree at the left. A pile of dirt in is in the foreground.
NotesHistorical Note: The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, designed by George Keller, was erected in 1885 as a monument to those who served and died in the Civil War.Status
Not on view
