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Civic Center collapse, Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.961  © 2014 The Connecticut…
Civic Center Roof Collapse, Hartford, Connecticut
Civic Center collapse, Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.961 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Civic Center Roof Collapse, Hartford, Connecticut

Photographer (American, 1926 - 2009)
Date1978
MediumPhotography; color Polaroid instant prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/8 x 3in. (7.9 x 7.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/8 x 3 1/2in. (10.5 x 8.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionPolaroid photographs showing the collapse of the roof of the Civic Center in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. Three of the photographs show the collapsed roof from an elevated viewpoint. Two of them show a portion of the roof visible from the street, and one of them shows the reflection of the same portion of the roof in a store window.
Object number2012.284.958-.963
NotesDate Note: The Civic Center's roof collapsed on 18 January 1978.
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