Hartford Boat, Hartford, Conn.
Date1919-1930
MediumPhotomechanical prints; colored printer's inks on postcard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/8 x 5 1/8in. (7.9 x 13cm)
Sheet (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 Claude Albert
DescriptionA steamboat with twin smokestacks is at a dock on the far side of a river. The name "Hartford" is on the side of the ship. Wharves and warehouses are visible along the waterfront. The skyline is dominated by the tower of Travelers Insurance Company and the Hartford Bank building.
Object number2011.498.3
InscribedOn recto, upper left, printed in black ink, "HARTFORD BOAT, HARTFORD, CONN."On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number.NotesSubject Note: The screw steamer Hartford was built in Baltimore in1899. She was one of several vessels owned by subsidiary companies of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad that coordinated rail-steamboat travel connecting New York and New England cities. Hartford ran between New York City and Hartford until 1931. She was scrapped in 1938. (Finlay 2/1/2011)
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
Capitol Novelty Co.
before 1941
