Main Street with Banner Honoring "Veteran Soldiers and Sailors".
PhotographerPhotographed by
Richard S. DeLamater
(American, 1833 - 1915)
Date1876-1885
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 x 6 1/8in. (10.2 x 15.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 x 6 1/8in. (10.2 x 15.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 1/4 x 6 1/2in. (10.8 x 16.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2002.171.126
DescriptionAn archway decorated with American flags, an American eagle, garlands, and banners spans a city street. Signs at either end read: "HONORING SOLDIERS / SAILORS". Some flags are blurred from movement. Commercial buildings, many of them decorated with flags or bunting, line the street. Signs read: "R. DOUTHWAITE / BASS & CO'S / CELEBRATED ENGLISH / & OTHER ALES WINES / CIGARS, TOBACCO &C" "CITY / HOTEL / BOARD, FEED & LIVERY / STABLE" "COOL / LAGER" "CENTENNIAL AMERICAN TEA [CO.]" The church on the left, with an Ionic portico, a tall spire with elaborate columns, cornices, balustrades and vases, is the Center Congregational Church. Horse-drawn vehicles are on the dirt street.
Status
Not on view
