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Hartford postcards

Date1890-1930
MediumPhotomechanical print on card, colored ink on card
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width of .3): 5 7/16 × 3in. (13.8 × 7.6cm) Primary Dimensions (height x width of .4): 3 1/2 × 5 5/8in. (8.9 × 14.3cm) Primary Dimensions (height x width of .5): 3 1/2 × 5 9/16in. (8.9 × 14.1cm) Primary Dimensions (height x width of .6): 5 3/8 × 3 7/16in. (13.7 × 8.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Kathy Finaldi
Object number2016.95.3-.6
Description.3 Black and white photographs of Main Street in Hartford, with a three-story arched-window building in the center of block, and to left is part of the facade of the G. Fox & Co. store. Individuals and horse-drawn vehicles can be seen on the streets, and trolley tracks are in the center of the thoroughfare.

.4 Color postcard with a textured surface, showing the G. Fox & Co. building on the left, next to a three-story brownstone building with arched windows The Traveler's Tower can be seen in the background. There are numerous people on the sidewalks and cars and buses on the road. A policeman stands at the bottom center.

.5 Color postcard of Main Street, Hartford, looking south from Church Street. A brownstone building with arched windows dominates the center of the block. A blond brick building with a white facade is to the left, while the Traveler's Tower is visible in the background. Another row of buildings is visible on the opposite side of the street. There are some people on the sidewalks and numerous cars parked along the curb. A trolley urns down the tracks in the center of the road.

.6 Color postcard with a textured surface, showing the brick Mohigan Market building on the far left, then a smaller building, and then the 10-story G. Fox & Co. building. The corner of a tall brick building is visible at the right. Three cars are in the intersection at the bottom of the image and an automated traffic signal sits in the center of the road. There are numerous cards and trucks on the street.
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