Bulkeley Bridge Celebration: Thomas Hooker Party in Indian Village, 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 number1976.64.19
DescriptionMen, women, boys and girls in seventeenth-century costume and men dressed as Native Americans gather in front of teepees on the bank of the Connecticut River. Men wear capes and doublets and hold tall hats. Some wear armor and carry muskets. Some kneel as if in prayer. Some of the men have beards or mustaches. Some of the "Native American" wear blankets, bead necklaces, feather headdresses, tights and tight-fitting jerseys. A dock, a frame building and spectators are on the East Hartford shore.
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
