The Travelers Tower, Hartford, Conn.
Dateafter 1919
MediumPhotomechanical prints; colored printer's inks on postcard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 1/8 x 3 1/8in. (13 x 7.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 1/2in. (14 x 8.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 1/2in. (14 x 8.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Claude Albert
DescriptionLarge office building with a tall tower looms over surrounding structures.
Object number2011.498.8
InscribedOn recto, printed in black ink, "THE TRAVELERS TOWER, HARTFORD, CONN. / NEW ENGLAND'S TALLEST BUILDING. / ONE OF THE SEVEN TALLEST BUILDINGS IN THE WORLD."On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Travelers Tower, which surmounts the the home offices of the Travelers Insurance Company, was completed in 1919 to the designs of Donn Barber. (Finlay 2/3/2012)
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Capitol Novelty Co.
before 1941
Gramatan Art Company
1932-1958
