Band playing on City Hall Square to help enlistments, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1917
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 9/16 x 4 5/16in. (9 x 11cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2000.200.73
DescriptionView across Main Street from the Old State House, which is not visible. Men in military uniforms play musical instruments including a tuba and a trombone. Small boys in knickers and caps look on. A trolley car, with a sign that reads "Main - Albany Ave." is on the street. Street lamps are on either side of the street. Signs on buildings in the background read: "State Bank" "Phoenix National Bank" "Charles A. Greene" "United Cigar Stores" "Sanborn & Coe / Tailors / and / Importers." Inscribed on back: "Band playing on / City Hall Square to / help enlistments / 1917."
Status
Not on view
Richard S. DeLamater
