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The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2007.53.5  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
First Stage of Founders Plaza Development
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2007.53.5 © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.

First Stage of Founders Plaza Development

DateProbably 1970
MediumPhotomechanical print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 10 1/4 x 13 1/2in. (26 x 34.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 x 14in. (27.9 x 35.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionAerial view of Hartford and East Hartford shows highway interchanges, parking lots, and storage tanks. Identifiable buildings include the Phoenix Insurance Company building, the Hartford Steam Boiler Building, and the Old State House.
Object number2007.53.5
InscribedInscribed in image, "CHARTER OAK / BRIDGE" "RT." "2.75 ACRE TRACT" "RT. 5" "I-84" "3.16 ACRE TRACT" "3.24 ACRES [sic] TRACT" "CONNECTICUT RIVER" "8-STORY RAMADA INN / UNDER CONST." "EAST RIVER DRIVE" "CONN. BLVD." "ASH STREET" "PITKIN STREET" "FIRST STAGE FOUNDERS PLAZA DEVELOPMENT / OF PROJECTED 30 MILLION COMPLEX" 1-91" "CONSTITUTION / PLAZA" "DOWNTOWN / HARTFORD"

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number
On View
Not on view
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John Thibault
March 1936
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Connecticut Department of Transportation
1974
Gift of Denis Chicoine, 2014.72.100  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Meyers Studios, Inc.
1930-1950