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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. W. Thurston Rowley, 1984.7.121  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Main Street, New Britain, Conn.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. W. Thurston Rowley, 1984.7.121 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Main Street, New Britain, Conn.

Datebefore 1906
MediumPhotomechanical print; colored printer's inks on postcard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 x 5 3/8in. (7.6 x 13.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 5 3/8in. (8.9 x 13.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. W. Thurston Rowley
DescriptionHorse-drawn vehicles and a trolley are on a broad city street. A few men and women walk in the street and on the paved sidewalks. Commercial buildings are on the left and right. Utility poles line the street. A church and a war memorial are in the background.
Object number1984.7.121
NotesThe monument in the background is the Soldiers' Monument, a Civil War memorial designed by Ernest Flagg (1857-1947) and erected in 1899. (Finlay 9/13/2011)
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