Gift of the Heirs of Morgan B. Brainard, 1960.93.20 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society

City of Hartford, Conn.

ArtistDrawn by Jacob Weidenmann American, 1829 - 1893

PrintmakerDrawn on stone by John Bachmann American, active 1849 - 1885

PublisherPublished by Jacob Weidenmann American, 1829 - 1893

Date1864

MediumLithography; colored printer's inks on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 20 3/4 x 26 1/4in. (52.7 x 66.7cm)
Primary Dimensions (image height x width): 17 5/16 x 23 5/8in. (44 x 60cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Heirs of Morgan B. Brainard

DescriptionBird's-eye view of Hartford, looking east to the Connecticut River. The Park River begins in the bottom right corner and winds through the city, bordering Bushnell Park with two fountains and intersecting paths. The Weed Sewing Machine Co. factory is located in the foreground next to a bridge. Pratt & Whitney Mfg. Co. is above and to the left, along the train tracks. Trinity College is located to the right of the bottom half of Bushnell Park, surrounded by trees. The two streets running from the bottom left corner are Asylum Avenue on the left and Farmington Avenue on the right. The railroad tracks leading to Union belong to the Hartford & New Haven Railroad and the Hartford, Providence, & Fishkill Railroad. The factory of Colt Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co. is in the right background. To the left of Asylum Avenue is the Waterworks Reservoir, an elevated pool-like area along Garden Street. Just below and to the right of the reservoir is the American Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb. The church on the left side of Asylum Avenue near the bottom left corner is the Asylum Hill Congregation Church. A covered bridge crosses the crosses the Connecticut River to East Hartford. Steamboats and sailing vessels are on the river.

Object number1960.93.20

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