Intersection of Main Street and Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
William G. Dudley
American, 1877 - 1934
Date1930
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/4 x 9 1/8in. (18.4 x 23.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 3/4 x 9 3/4in. (19.7 x 24.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 3/4 x 9 3/4in. (19.7 x 24.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Horace B. Clark
DescriptionStreet lined by trees and some commercial buildings splitting off to the left and right. Automobiles, trucks, and a horse drawn wagon on both sides of street. In center is Barnard Park, and at right, several businesses with signs, "Feinber[g] Bros.", "Billiards / Bowling", and "Uneeda Lunch". Spire in background is the South Park Methodist Episcopal Church. Utility poles and wires, street lights, and fire hydrants on sidewalks.
Object number2000.171.203
InscribedOn verso, in pencil: "looking S"; "Nov 1930"; "Wethersfield Avenue / Main Street corner Park"; and "Gift of Horace B. Clark no date". Accession number inscribed in pencil.NotesSubject Notes: South Park Methodist Episcopal Church was at 75 Main Street. It was built in 1875 by James Jordan. Uneeda Lunch was located at 141 Main Street.Barnard Park was originally called South Green, and started as a common, used for grazing cattle and military drills. It was fenced in and graded in the early 1800s. In the 1860s, plans by Jacob Weidenmann were used to make it into a public space with crisscrossing paths, ornamental trees, and a double serpentine cast-iron fence. In 1898, the green was renamed Barnard Park in honor of Henry Barnard, who lived across the street.
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