Automobile Pulling out of Parking Station
PhotographerPhotographed by
William G. Dudley
American, 1877 - 1934
Date1917
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionAn automobile pulls into a city street from an open door in a two-story brick building. Just above thedoor, a sign reads "PAKRING STATION". Signs reading "Special Bodies" and "Accessories" are on the building to the right of the car. Farther to the right the words "Sanitary Plumbing" are in the store front window in the same building.
Object number1995.36.1298
NotesSubject Note: This is probably the "parking station" that opened at 994 Main Street, Hartford in 1916. This early parking garage had space for five hundred automobiles, all under cover. There were three entrances on Church Street in addition to the entrance on Main Street. (Finlay 10/19/2013)Subject Terms
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