Perkins House and Russ House, Main Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1890
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper mounted on card
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 3/8 x 6 1/2in. (11.1 x 16.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 x 9in. (17.8 x 22.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 x 9in. (17.8 x 22.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineBequest of Ada Louise Taylor
DescriptionFrame residential buildings line a dirt street with trolley tracks. The house at the left has a gambrel roof, louvered shutters and a board fence. Someof the leafless trees appear to be elms. A small commercial building with a sign that may read "LAUNDRY" has a large awning. Part of the brownstone Gothic revival South Baptist Church is visible at the far right. Utility poles and a light pole are on the paved sidewalks. Ghost images of figures, blurred from movement, are at the far left.
Object number1956.84.197
InscribedRecto, inscribed in black ink, lower margin: "Perkins house / N.w. corner Capitol avenue / and Main Street / 1890 - Ancient office of Enoch Perkins (Lawyer) / between - Russ house corner / Linden Place".Verso, inscribed in black ink, right margin: "These buildings torn down to make way for the new / block known as the 'Linden' built by Brown Thomson."; in another hand: "C.H.S. / SAMUEL TAYLOR COLL."; in pencil, lower right: "neg #155"; accession number inscribed in pencil, lower right.
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