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Gift of Karen Zbierski, 2011.423.4  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Home Office, Aetna Life Affiliated Companies, Hartford, Conn.
Gift of Karen Zbierski, 2011.423.4 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Home Office, Aetna Life Affiliated Companies, Hartford, Conn.

Dateabout 1935
MediumPhotomechanical prints; colored printer's inks on postcard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 5 1/2in. (8.9 x 14cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 5 1/2in. (8.9 x 14cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Karen Zbierski
DescriptionAerial view shows a large Georgian style office building with a cupola with a dome. A broad paved drive leads between grassy lawns with trees to a colonnaded entrance. An enclosed garden is visible at the left, just in front of the building.
Object number2011.423.4
InscribedOn recto, lower center, in white, "HOme Office, AETNA LIFE AFFILIATED COMPANIES, Hartford, Connecticut"; on verso, printed in blue ink, "Home office of the Aetna Life Affiliated Companies--the largest structure of Colonial design in the world."; lengthy message in black ink; lower right, in pencil, accession number
On View
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