Members of the Hartford Canoe Club in Front of River House, Ferry Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 7/16in. (19 x 24cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number2000.197.39
DescriptionMen with canoes and paddles stand in front of a four-story Italianate hotel building with porches on the second and third floors, brackets beneath the roof and a cupola. A boxer dog stands by one of the canoeists. Two boys stand at the right. A boy on a bicycle is at the far left. The Connecticut River is at the far right. Several brick buildings are behind the hotel. In the left background, a large warehouse has signs that read: "J.J. Poole / Coal" and "Coal." A horse-drawn wagon, blurred from movement, is on the dirt road at the left. A utility pole is at the far left beside an embankment, which presumably carries the tracks of the Hartford & Connecticut Valley Railroad.
NotesSubject Note: In the 1884 Hartford city directory, River House is listed as a saloon at 76 Ferry Street.Joseph J. Poole was the proprietor of J.J. Poole & Co., dealing in coal and wood. Offices were located at 278 Main Street and yards at 172 Commerce Street.The Hartford Canoe Club was organized in 1881 and chartered in 1884.Status
Not on view
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1910
