Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch
Date1970
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionAutomobiles pass beneath the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, a brownstone Civil War monument with two round towers and a sculptured frieze. Signs read "DO NOT / ENTER" and "KEEP / RIGHT". The International Style building in the background is the Hilton Hotel. A sign reads "HIL[TON}". Leafy trees in Bushnell Park are in one photograph.
Object number2006.93.243-.244
MarkingsOn verso, upper right, stamped in red ink, "FILE NO. 438 DATE JUN.--1970 / LOCATION HARTFORD / CONN. / DESCRIPTION [blank]"InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesHistorical Note: The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, constructed of brownstone and terra cotta, was erected in 1885 to designs by architect George Keller.On View
Not on view