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Museum purchase, 1995.36.1481  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Collapsed Building at Jewell and Ann Streets in Hartford
Museum purchase, 1995.36.1481 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Collapsed Building at Jewell and Ann Streets in Hartford

Photographer (American, 1877 - 1934)
Date1916-1927
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1995.36.1481
DescriptionIt shows the collapse or possible demolition of a portion of a five-story building on Jewell Street and South Ann Street In Hartford. Housed in this building were C.D. Case & Company Publishers, City Bindery, and Hartford Manufacturing Company. Several workmen are visible and down the street is the J.F. Jewell & Sons building.
NotesSubject Note: This photograph likely faces west down Jewell Street in Hartford. The Hartford Manufacturing company made German silver, forks, and spoons. The photograph appears to be a copy of an earlier photograph, probably dating from the nineteenth century.
Status
Not on view