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, 1975.94.370  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Trolley Car on Asylum Street, Hartford
, 1975.94.370 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Trolley Car on Asylum Street, Hartford

Photographer (American, 1858 - 1944)
Dateabout 1890
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 1/2 x 6 11/16in. (14 x 17cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of William R. Johnson from the estate of Roy S. Melvin
Object number1975.94.370
DescriptionTrolley car (or horse-drawn omnibus?) in front of 430 Asylum Street. Driver stands on front platform. Signs on the car read "Main St. at City Hall R.R. Depot & Farmington Ave." "26" "H. & W. H. R. R." Signs on the commercial buildings in the background read: "F.W. Heublein" "Hats / to order / a specialty" "Job Pr[inting]"
Status
Not on view