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The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2006.93.101  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Hartford Naval Militia Returning from the War, 1898
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2006.93.101 © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Hartford Naval Militia Returning from the War, 1898

Date1898
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 x 4in. (7.6 x 10.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 x 4in. (7.6 x 10.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 1/4 x 5 1/8in. (10.8 x 13cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionMen in navy uniforms march on a city street. A young man leading the unit is beating a drum. Another man appears to be holding a baton. Spectators, including men and women, stand beside a utility pole in the left background.
Object number2006.93.101
InscribedOn verso, in brown ink, "September 22, 1898 / Hartford Naval Militia / The Second Division / on Ford Street / Return from the War."; lower right, in pencil, accession number.
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