Blizzard of 1888, Looking West on Asylum Street from Main Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Edwin P. Kellogg
(American, 1830 - 1902)
Date1888
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 7/16 x 7 1/2in. (11.3 x 19.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 7/16 x 7 1/2in. (11.3 x 19.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 5 1/4 x 8 1/2in. (13.3 x 21.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2013.30.4
DescriptionA huge pile of snow blocks the center of a city street. Men, some blurred from movement, walk on a cleared sidewalk at the left. Commercial buildings line the street. Signs read: "Ernst Schall / Optician" "Case, / Maltby / & / Bryant / Attorneys" "Erichson / & / McLean / Dentists" "Tailor" "Hats" "Henry Kohn / Wholesale Jeweler" "Mulcahy / Clothier" "Freeman's / One-Price / Clothing / Bazaar" "Conant Rubber Co." "David / Diamonds"
Status
Not on view
J. C. Dexter Photo Company
1908
