Inauguration of Governor George P. McLean: Procession of Carriages, Main Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Charles T. Stuart
(American, 1856 - 1902)
Date1901
MediumPhotography;
Dimensions24 x 20 cm.
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number2000.209.17
DescriptionView of Main Street, looking north. A parade of carriages drawn by teams of two or four horses is on the trolley tracks in the middle of the street. Men wearing top hats drive the carriages. Men in uniform on horseback are on either side of the first carriage. A band is in the distance at the far left. Musicians play a trombone, a tuba, a large drum and other instruments. Spectators crowd the sidewalks. Utility poles line both sides of the street. A street light hangs by a rope and pulley from a pole in the foreground. The commercial buildings in the background are, from right to left: Brown Thompson & Co. and G. Fox & Co. Signs read: "The Great Sale / of the Year" "Our Annual / Cost Sale" "Biggest Stock of Merchandise / In the State" "Everything / at cost or less." "Fox's." The gothic church in the background is the First Baptist Church. Beyond the church, a sign painted on the side of a building reads: "Union Grocery."
Status
Not on view
Charles T. Stuart
1901
