Asylum Street, Atwood or Collins Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateearly 20th century
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/8 x 2 1/8in. (7.9 x 5.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/16 x 2 1/2in. (8.7 x 6.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/16 x 2 1/2in. (8.7 x 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionThe front and side of a large house is hidden by trees and bushes. A block of stone with part of a capital on it is in the left foreground in a grassy lawn with a large urn.
Object number2011.63.171
MarkingsOn verso, center, stamped in red ink, "129"; stamped in green ink, "SEP 9 1937"InscribedOn verso, upper left, in pencil, "ON THE BLOCK"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The house in the picture may be 1010 Asylum Avenue, which was built about 1855 by Erastus Collins and lived in subsequently by Atwood Collins and Hamilton Scranton and his wife Emily Collins (Hamersley). The house was torn down in 1940 by National Fire Insurance Company. (Ruocco, 03/24/2012)On View
Not on view
