Bulkeley Bridge Celebration: Meeting of Thomas Hooker and Native Americans, Hartford, October 1908
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1908
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 3/4 x 6 11/16in. (12 x 17cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number1976.64.17
DescriptionMen in seventeenth-century costume advance from the right. Most wear tall hats and capes. One man carries a drum. One man wears armor and carries a musket. Men at the left are dressed like native Americans. Some wear feather headdresses. Two teepees are in the background. The Connecticut River is at the right.
NotesSubject Note: The Bulkeley Bridge opened to trolley traffic on December 8, 1907 and to the general public on December 21, 1907. The dedication of the bridge was the occasion of a three-day celebration on October 6,7, and 8, 1908.Status
Not on view
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1908
