City Coal delivery wagon, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
William J. Johnson
(American, 1880 - 1967)
Dateabout 1916
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 5/16 x 5 1/8in. (11 x 13cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1982.61.190
DescriptionMan in boots, heavy jacket, and cap stoops beside the wheel of a horse-drawn wagon loaded with sacks of coal. A sign on the front of the wagon reads "City Co[al]" The street is muddy and deeply rutted. Granite [?] curbstones lie in the foreground. A boy in work clothes stands on the porch of a frame house in the right background. Other buildings, probably multiple-family dwellings, are in the left background, with laundry hanging from clotheslines.
NotesConstituent Note: William J. Johnson was the auto editor at the Hartford Times and lived in East Berlin, Connecticut.Status
Not on view
William J. Johnson
about 1915
