Bulkeley Bridge Celebration: Old Toll Board at new Bridge, Hartford, October 1908
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1908
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 9 13/16 x 7 7/8in. (25 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number2000.210.29
DescriptionA large wooden board on a pole reads: "Fares of the Bridge / Each Man and Horse / Foot Passenger / Horse or Mule Led or Driven / Ox or Other Neat Kine Led or Driven / Sheep, Swine or Goat / Chaise, Chair, Sulky or Gig / Cart or Wagon Drawn by One Horse / One Horse Barouche / Curricle with Two Horses and Driver / With or Without Passengers / Four Wheel Pleasure Carriage / With Two Horses and Driver / with or Without Passengers / Two Horse Pleasure Sleigh and Driver / Sled, Sleigh, Cart or Wagon, / Drawn by Two Beasts Loaded / or Empty and Driver / One Horse Pleasure Sleigh and Driver / Extra Beast." Men, women and a small child, some blurred from movement, stand near the sign. A large granite block is behind them. Decorated light poles on the Bulkeley Bridge are visible in the background.
NotesSubject Note: The old toll board is now in the collections of The Connecticut Historical Society. 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
