The Great Flood Hartford March 1936
PhotographerPhotographed by
William Remington Bland
(American, 1891 - 1960)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1936
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper on cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 1/8in. (19.1 x 23.2cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 1/8in. (19.1 x 23.2cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 1/8in. (19.1 x 23.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of William R. Bland and family
Object number2013.223.1.1-.48
DescriptionSubjects include floodwaters in Bushnell Park, the Connecticut State Capitol, Fire Department pumping water from the electric company on Ann Street, the Gas Works, a view of the Connecticut River and the Bulkeley Bridge from Travelers Tower, a Coast Guard cutter at the bridge, stranded automobiles, a home in South Glastonbury, a flooded factory, the Hotel Bond, Morgan Street, refugees, the Old State House as a port of refuge, the Middletown-Portland bridge, Temple Street, the South Meadow Plant of the Hartford Electric Light Company, Hartford without electricity, the corner of Elm and Hudson Street, Jewell Street, washed out road, washed out railroad tracks.
NotesConstituent Note: Some photographs probably were taken by William Remington Bland; others were taken by other members of the Hartford County Camera Club, of which Bland was a prominent member. (Finlay 11/23/2013)Status
Not on view
