Front of old First Methodist Episcopal Church torn out to make room for a store, 305 Asylum Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1911
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 7/8 x 9 13/16in. (20 x 25cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2000.201.1
DescriptionWorkmen stand in front of a brick church wall surrounded by rubble. One man wears overalls and leans on a shovel. Two other men have wheelbarrows. A man on a bicycle looks on from the left. A small girl looks on from the sidewalk at the right. A horse in harness is at far right. A poster at far left reads: "Smoke / theÂ…" Laundry hangs from a clothesline attached to a chimney nearby.
NotesSubject Note: The First Methodist Episcopal Church was erected in 1860.Status
Not on view
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1920