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Civic Center Roof Collapse, Hartford, Connecticut
Image Not Available for Civic Center Roof Collapse, Hartford, Connecticut

Civic Center Roof Collapse, Hartford, Connecticut

PhotographerPhotographed by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1978
MediumPhotography; color Polaroid instant prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/8 x 3in. (7.9 x 7.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/8 x 3 1/2in. (10.5 x 8.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionPolaroid photographs showing the collapse of the roof of the Civic Center in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. Three of the photographs show the collapsed roof from an elevated viewpoint. Two of them show a portion of the roof visible from the street, and one of them shows the reflection of the same portion of the roof in a store window.
Object number2012.284.958-.963
MarkingsVerso of prints, stamped in black: manufacturer's number

Bottom right, stamped in black ink: "POLAROID"NotesDate Note: The Civic Center's roof collapsed on 18 January 1978.
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