A Sycamore or Button Ball Tree Located on Grove Street, Hartford, near Commerce Street
PhotographerPhotographed by
Frederick S. Brown
1822 - 1892
Date1886
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 23 x 18in. (58.4 x 45.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 x 18in. (58.4 x 45.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 27 1/2 x 20in. (69.9 x 50.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 x 18in. (58.4 x 45.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 27 1/2 x 20in. (69.9 x 50.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Howard Morse
DescriptionA large sycamore tree grows out of a paved sidewalk beside a brick industrial building and a frame shed. A wagon is visible within the shed. Utility poles line the dirt street. A sign reads: "135 - OFFICE - 135 / H. B. BEACH & SON." In the background, the trestle of the Connecticut Valley Railroad and the Connecticut River are visible.
Object number1939.16.7
InscribedOn verso, upper left, in black ink, "537"; lower center, in black ink, "A Sycamore or Button Ball Tree / Located on Grove Street, Hartford, near Commerce Street / Aug. 8th 1886 / Fred. S. Brown"; in pencil, "#253"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberOn View
Not on view
Frederick S. Brown
1886
Frederick S. Brown
1885-1890
Frederick S. Brown
1885-1890
Frederick S. Brown
1885