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Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.201.25  © 2001The Connecticut Historical Societ ...
Unemployed Workers Digging Ditch at Rocky Ridge Park, Hartford
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.201.25 © 2001The Connecticut Historical Society.

Unemployed Workers Digging Ditch at Rocky Ridge Park, Hartford

Date1915
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 5/16 x 6 11/16in. (11 x 17cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number2000.201.25
DescriptionMen with shovels and pickaxes dig a broad trench at the top of a high escarpment, parallel to a paved road at the right. Most wear caps. Some wear overalls. Piles of earth are at left and right. A man in a fur coat sits [?] beside a utility pole. Horse-drawn wagons are in the distance. The Gothic buildings of Trinity College are on the opposite side of the street.
Status
Not on view