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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.539, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Stable at 72 Washington Street, Hartford
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.539, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Stable at 72 Washington Street, Hartford

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
Dateabout 1913
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 3 × 4in. (7.6 × 10.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/8 × 4 3/16in. (7.9 × 10.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionExterior view of the stable at 72 Washington Street in Hartford, Connecticut. The building has three stable doors and one smaller door for human entry. The section of the stable closest to the camera is three stories tall and has two dormer windows on the top story. The other section is two stories tall and has two chimneys protruding from the roof. There is a dirt driveway in front of the building, extending to the left.
Object number1988.133.539
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "Exterior view of stable at 72 Washington / Street, Hartford"NotesCataloging worksheet in object file states that this was the house where Mary Pierson Cheney was raised, by her maternal aunt Anotinette Phelps, after her mother died. Worksheet also states, "the house was torn down to build the Connecticut Children's Medical Center."
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