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for Views of Hartford, New London, and Other Connecticut Towns
Views of Hartford, New London, and Other Connecticut Towns
Date1923-1926
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 3/8 x 4 1/16in. (6 x 10.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 3/4 x 4 7/16in. (7 x 11.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 3/4 x 4 7/16in. (7 x 11.3cm)
Credit LineGift of Edward W. Steele
DescriptionViews taken in various Connecticut locations include: the Nepaug Dam in New Hartford; the City Hall in Torringtion decorated for an American Legion convention with bunting and American flags; in Guilford, the Henry Whitfield House - the oldest stone house in Connecticut; an American Legion convention in New London which includes views of the Municipal Building decorated with bunting, the U.S.S. Raleigh, an airplane landing on the Thames River, a view of Fishers Island, New York; men and women walking around the Elizabeth Park rose garden in Hartford; the Nathan Hale Monument in Coventry; the U.S.S. Richmond in New Haven for an American Legion State Convention; and a Memorial Day Parade, possibly in New London or Hartford, that shows horses, marching bands, men and boys in uniform, and a tree lined street with several parked automobiles. Also, an image that shows the Connecticut Building, with a domed clock tower, erected in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the Sesquicentennial celebration.
Object number2002.26.2-.20
InscribedDescriptions of the images inscribed on verso in black ink are as follows:.2 "City Hall, Torrington / Decorated for Legion Con. [Convention] /Aug., 1924".
.3 "Nepaug Dam / 1923".
.4 "Oldest Stone House / in New England / May, 1926. / Guilford, Conn."
.5 "Oldest Stone House / in New England / May 1926 / Guilford, Conn."
.6 "Legion Convention / boat to Fisher's Island / August 27, 1925. / New London".
.7 "Legion Convention / New London Harbour [sic] / 8/28/25 / The plane in the / picture was / catapoulted from / the U.S.S. Raleigh".
.8 "Fisher's Island / August 27, 1925 / Legion / Convention / New London".
.9 "Legion Convention / New London / Sat 8/29/25".
.10 "Legion Convention / New London / 8/28/25 / on board U.S.S. Raleigh".
.11 "Legion Convention / New London 8/28/25 / USS Raleigh".
.12 "Connecticut Bldg. / Sesqui-Centennial / Phila., Pa., Oct. 1926".
.13 "Memorial Day, 1925."
.14 "Memorial Day, 1925".
.15 "Memorial Day, 1925."
.16 "Memorial Day, 1925".
.17 "Memorial Day, 1925".
.18 "Nathan Hale Mon- / ument / 1926."
.19 "Elizabeth Park Arbors / of Roses - June, 1926".
.20 "U.S.S. Richmond / New Haven, Conn / Aug 27 1926 / Am. Legion State / Convention".
Subject Terms
- Elizabeth Park (Hartford, Conn.)
- Parades
- Marching bands
- Ships
- Hale, Nathan, 1755-1776
- Monuments
- New London (Conn.)
- Flags
- Airplanes
- United States. Navy
- Torrington (Conn.)
- Coventry (Conn.)
- New Hartford (Conn.)
- Dams
- Guilford (Conn.)
- Automobiles
- City halls
- Nepaug Water Works
- Richmond (Cruiser)
- Raleigh (Cruiser)
- Henry Whitfield State Museum (Conn.)
- Fishers Island (N.Y.)
- Steele, Chester
- Hartford (Conn.)
- Gardens
- Municipal buildings
- New London (Conn.)
- Gelatin Silver Prints
- Philadelphia
- Guilford
- Torrington
- New Hartford
- Coventry
- New Haven
- Hartford
- New London
On View
Not on viewGeneral Consul Maria de Jesus
2005 October - November