Traffic bottleneck on Merritt Parkway
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Date1955
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 x 5 3/4in. (22.9 x 14.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 5/8 x 7 1/4in. (24.4 x 18.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 5/8 x 7 1/4in. (24.4 x 18.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionView looking down, probably from a bridge or overpass, at the Merritt Parkway, a divided two-lane highway with cars lined up apparently stopped or stuck in traffic. The lanes going the opposite way appear to be clear with only a few cars. At the left, as an onramp a car is stopped and several people, most appear to be men, are standing by the front of the car. There road is lined by trees on either side, mostly visible in the background.
Object number2010.210.0
MarkingsOn verso, stamped in red ink, "OCT 1955"InscribedOn recto, in right margin, in typescript, "(NY17) NEW CANAAN, Conn. Oct. 17--FLOOD BOTTLENECK--Bumper to bumper and extending back almost ten miles, northbound traffic piles up on the Merritt Parkway as traffic starts to trickle back into / flood-stricken Connecticut today. No such problem exists on the almost empty southbound lane at right, which leads toward New York. Most vehicles still above water in the inundated state remained bottled up by washed out roads and mud. (APWirephoto) (jdc21500str)1955"On verso, in black ink, "C-762 Connecticut"
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