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Mechanics Savings Bank façade, Hartford  Gift of the Richard Welling Family,  2012.284.118  © 2…
Hartford Buildings
Mechanics Savings Bank façade, Hartford Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.118 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Hartford Buildings

Photographer (American, 1926 - 2009)
Dateafter 1972
MediumPhotography; color Polaroid instant print 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
DescriptionPolaroids of buildings in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, including the facade of Mechanics Savings Bank, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, CityPlace, the YMCA, Savitt Jewelers storefront, the Wadsworth Atheneum, Constitution Plaza with One State Street in the background, Hartford-Aetna Building, Connecticut National Bank, State House Square reflected in One Financial Plaza ("Gold building"), the Old State House and surrounding buildings reflected in One Financial Plaza, the construction of 100 Pearl Street, and the reflections of One Financial Plaza and Southern New England Telephone Company Building in pond at Bushnell Park. One photograph includes a Connecticut Company bus. The viewpoints range from street-level views of buildings to photographs taken from the upper stories of tall buildings, which depict more of the surrounding cityscape.
Object number2012.284.118-.128
NotesDate Note: The Polaroid SX-70, which is the camera Welling used, was manufactured from 1972-1981.
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Richard Welling
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Richard Welling
after 1972
Construction of 100 Pearl Street, Hartford  Gift of the Richard Welling Family,  2012.284.116  …
Richard Welling
after 1972
Circus parade with elephants; Hartford-Aetna building in background, Gift of the Richard Wellin…
Richard Welling
after 1972
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.4990  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
1989
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.1847  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.St…
Richard Welling
1985-1986
Downtown Hartford buildings, with the Sheraton Hotel in the background, Gift of the Richard Wel…
Richard Welling
after 1972
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.4985  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
after 1989
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.4993  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
after 1989