Corner of Ford Street and High Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Fred R. Brewer
Date1896-1906
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 x 6in. (20.3 x 15.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 6in. (20.3 x 15.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 8 x 6in. (20.3 x 15.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 6in. (20.3 x 15.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 8 x 6in. (20.3 x 15.2cm)
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionUtility poles line a rutted dirt street that appears to be wet from rain. A woman walks on a paved sidewalk at the right. Signs read: "Tin / Types" "Photogra[phs] / and Tintypes" "Fine / Custom / Shoe / Repairing" "Crawford / Shoe / Store / 69 Asylum." Theatrical posters advertise "Sutton Vane's / Great Drama / The / Span / of / Life / Hartford Opera House / 3 Nights Monday Jan. 8" and "The Utopians / Opera House / 3 Nights Jan. 4." Blank granite gravestones are displayed for sale on the street corner. Snow is on the ground in Bushnell Park, beyond a wire fence. Union Station is visible at the far left. Trolley wires are overhead.
Object number2006.86.3
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number.Subject Terms
On View
Not on view1957 December 4