Veteran Firemen and Hose Cart, Arch Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1895
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
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 number2000.208.3
DescriptionGroup of men, most of them elderly, pose around a hand-drawn hose cart with a sign that reads: "Hartford." Most of the men wear uniforms and helmets. Most have badges and medals pinned to their coats. Some hold speaking trumpets. A man at the left holds what appears to be a tuba. Some men have mustaches. A small brick firehouse is in the background. The letters "V.F.A." are on a dormer window. A Palladian window is above the arched entrance. A flagpole is at the right. A boy in knickers and two women stand on the sidewalk at the right. A small girl and two small children stand on a bench. Laundry hangs from clotheslines in front of multiple-family residences in the right distance.A utility pole and a house [?] are at the left.
NotesSubject Note: The Veteran Volunteer Fireman's Association of Hartford was located at 27 Arch Street.Status
Not on view
