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The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 1994.203.3 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Hartford Bridge Dedication pin
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 1994.203.3 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Hartford Bridge Dedication pin

Date1908
Mediumbronze; granite
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 2 1/4 × 1 3/4in. (5.7 × 4.4cm)
ClassificationsSocial Events
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number1994.203.3
DescriptionA pin from the Hartford Bridge Dedication in 1908. It is a gold pin featuring an arch constructed stone bridge with a round medallion suspended from the bridge. The medallion has a bronze star and a piece of granite used for the bridge mounted in the center.
NotesHistorical Note: The Bulkeley Bridge, formerly known as the Hartford Bridge crosses the Connecticut River at Hartford and East Hartford, Connecticut. It was dedicated in October 1908, and the dedication celebration ran from Monday, October 6, to Wednesday, October 8, 1908.
Status
Not on view
Gift of Noble & Westbrook Division, Bristol Brass Corporation, East Hartford, CT, 1980.71.1.1 © ...
Noble & Westbrook Division
Gift of anonymous, 2008.77.2 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
2008
Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.32 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Whitehead and Hoag Company
1908
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 1996.14.5 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Noble and Westbrook
1919
Connecticut Historical Society collections, 2004.166.1 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Societ ...
Samuel R. Terrell
early-mid 19th century
Connecticut Historical Society collections, 1993.175.5 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Societ ...
Unknown
about 1908
Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.58 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Samuel L. Clemens
about 1935