Blizzard of 1888; Looking Toward the Wadsworth Atheneum, and Corner of Temple Street
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1888
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 1/4 x 7 1/8in. (10.8 x 18.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/4 x 7 1/8in. (10.8 x 18.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 5 5/8 x 8 5/8in. (14.3 x 21.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2013.30.3
DescriptionTwo photographs on either side of a single mount.
On recto, a team of four oxen hauls a sled through a snow-covered city street. A man wearing a hat shovels snow at the right; other people walk on the cleared sidewalk. Gas street lights are overhead. A street sign reads "Temple St." In the background, a large pile of snow blocks the lower story of a row of commercial buildings. Signs read: "Photo Art Parlors" "Paints, Oil, Glass &" "Jacobs / & Proctor's / Opera / House" "Cloaks & Suits".
On verso, a large pile of snow blocks a street. A snow shovel is in the left foreground. Leafless trees and part of the Wadsworth Atheneum are visible in the background. Commercial buildings, some with awnings, line the street. Signs read: "Wm. Meanley" "P. Delaney / Irish / Scotch / Whiskeys / Imported / Wines" "Brandy / St. Croix Rum / Bottled Lager" "R. Bubser" "8 Bowling Alleys".
On recto, a team of four oxen hauls a sled through a snow-covered city street. A man wearing a hat shovels snow at the right; other people walk on the cleared sidewalk. Gas street lights are overhead. A street sign reads "Temple St." In the background, a large pile of snow blocks the lower story of a row of commercial buildings. Signs read: "Photo Art Parlors" "Paints, Oil, Glass &" "Jacobs / & Proctor's / Opera / House" "Cloaks & Suits".
On verso, a large pile of snow blocks a street. A snow shovel is in the left foreground. Leafless trees and part of the Wadsworth Atheneum are visible in the background. Commercial buildings, some with awnings, line the street. Signs read: "Wm. Meanley" "P. Delaney / Irish / Scotch / Whiskeys / Imported / Wines" "Brandy / St. Croix Rum / Bottled Lager" "R. Bubser" "8 Bowling Alleys".
Status
Not on view
