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Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.201.24  © 2001The Connecticut Historical Societ ...
Unemployed Workers and Wagon at Top of Ledge, Rocky Ridge Park, Hartford
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.201.24 © 2001The Connecticut Historical Society.

Unemployed Workers and Wagon at Top of Ledge, 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 number2000.201.24
DescriptionMen with shovels and pickaxes appear to be loading stone and dirt into wagons drawn by horses or mules. Most men wear caps and jackets. Piles of dirt and rocks are in the foreground. The edge of the cliff is at the left with a panoramic view of the west end of Hartford across open fields is in the background. The Metacomet Ridge is visible in the distance.
Status
Not on view