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Museum collection, x1986.156.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Public domain
Bridgeport, Conn., 1882
Museum collection, x1986.156.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Public domain

Bridgeport, Conn., 1882

Date1882
MediumChromolithograph; black and colored printer's inks on paper in frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 25 1/4 × 32 5/16in. (64.1 × 82.1cm) Sheet (height x width): 27 3/16 × 34 7/8in. (69.1 × 88.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collections
Object numberx1986.156.0
DescriptionBird's eye view of Bridgeport, Connecticut, with one central panel showing the city from a distance, with fields in the foreground, the smokestacks of various industrial buildings in the midground, and boats and ships in the harbor in the background. There are twenty-six vignettes above and below this panel that depict notable businesses, homes, factories, churches, and bank buildings.
Status
Not on view