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2000.200.55  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Crowds at Connecticut Fair, Charter Oak Park, West Hartford, September 8, 1910
2000.200.55 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Crowds at Connecticut Fair, Charter Oak Park, West Hartford, September 8, 1910

Date1910
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 3/4 x 6 11/16in. (12 x 17cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2000.200.55
DescriptionMen and women, apparently spectators at a contest or race are at the right. Most of the men wear straw hats. A man in the foreground wears a cap and is smoking a cigarette. A grandstand is in the background. A row of automobiles, most with people standing in them, is on the left. A white horse is in the background. Inscribed on back: "Crowds at Fair, Charter / Oak Park, Sept. 8 10."
NotesSubject Note: Charter Oak Park was located on the west side of Prospect Avenue in West Hartford, just across the Hartford city line.
Status
Not on view