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Hartford Buildings

Dateafter 1972
MediumPhotography; color Polaroid instant print 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)
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionPolaroid photographs of downtown Hartford, Connecticut buildings, including an unidentified modern building with clouds reflected in its windows, Bushnell Park and the Capitol at dusk in winter, North Hartford with the Barnard Brown School building and Rensselaer at Hartford, Christ Church Cathedral with One Corporate Center behind it, and Travelers Tower and the Phoenix Life Insurance Company behind construction equipment. The perspectives from which the photographs were taken vary, with some street-level, straightforward views, some views from an elevated viewpoint, and some focusing on reflections.
Object number2012.284.169-.174
MarkingsVerso of prints, stamped in black: manufacturer's number
Bottom right, stamped in black ink: "POLAROID"
NotesDate Note: The Polaroid SX-70, which is the camera Welling used, was manufactured from 1972-1981.
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  • Richard Welling Collection
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