Beginning of construction, Atwood corner tract, Hartford, July 15, 1920
PhotographerPhotographed by
William G. Dudley
(American, 1877 - 1934)
Date1920
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 7/8 x 10 1/4in. (20 x 26cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number1986.28.3
DescriptionGeneral view of construction site. Vertical-boarded wooden construction sheds line the road in the foreground. Signs read: "Emergency / Hospital" "T.C. Desmond / Engineers / and Contractors / New York City" "No Smoking." A sign on a utility pole in the foreground reads: "Giddings." A fire hydrant is to the right, near a parked automobile. Piles of building materials include lumber, bricks and pipes. Workmen, some in overalls, stand near a horse-drawn wagon. Other men work framing foundations. A steam engine is in the left background near fruit trees, probably apple trees, in front of a wooded hill. A truck is in the right background.
NotesSubject Note: The plot of land at the corner of New Britain Avenue and Newington Avenue was formerly a farm owned by Henry Stanwood Atwood, Street Commissioner of Hartford.Status
Not on view
