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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.1847  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.St…
Hartford, Connecticut
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.1847 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.Stegosaurus, Travelers Tower in background

Hartford, Connecticut

Photographer (American, 1926 - 2009)
Date1985-1986
MediumPhotography; color photographs on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 x 6in. (10.2 x 15.2cm) and smaller
Sheet (height x width): 4 x 6in. (10.2 x 15.2cm) and smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionFourteen photographs, many of them depicting buildings in Hartford, Connecticut, including the Travelers Tower, Union Station, what is probably CityPlace, the demolition of the Hotel Hartford, and the Hartford Stage Company building with One Corporate Center behind it. Alexander Calder's "Stegosaurus" sculpture is shown, as are highway overpasses, graffiti reading "Fear City," and the infrastructure below the elevated railroad tracks on Capitol Avenue. Other photographs include the reflection of a building (possibly Union Station) in a puddle of water and the reflections of buildings in the windows of another building (possibly One Financial Plaza).
Object number2012.284.1847-.1860
NotesSubject Note: Also included are forty-eight color negatives.
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