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Museum purchase, 1995.36.1455  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Rossia Insurance Company Construction Site, January 14, 1914
Museum purchase, 1995.36.1455 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Rossia Insurance Company Construction Site, January 14, 1914

Photographer (American, 1877 - 1934)
Date1914
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1995.36.1455
DescriptionThe Rossia Insurance Company building at 1565 Broad Street on the corner of Farmington Avenue in Hartford is under construction, surrounded by scaffolding and construction equipment. The intersection of Broad Street and Farmington Avenue is visible in the foreground. A construction company shed is visible at the front of the construction site with the following painted on it: "Chas. B. Andrus & Son Hartford Conn. General Building Contractors". A large pile of dirt is beside the shed. Trolley tracks are visible running along Farmington Avenue.
NotesSubject Note: This photograph is one in a chronological sequence of photographs showing construction of the Rossia Insurance Company building at 1565 Broad Street on the corner of Farmington Avenue in Hartford.
Status
Not on view