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Downtown Hartford buildings, with the Sheraton Hotel in the background, Gift of the Richard Wel…
Hartford Buildings
Downtown Hartford buildings, with the Sheraton Hotel in the background, Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.187 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Hartford Buildings

PhotographerPhotographed by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
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)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionPolaroid photographs of downtown Hartford, Connecticut buildings, including Temple Beth Israel (now the Charter Oak Cultural Center), the Marble Pillar restaurant, the back of what was probably the Best Western Motor Hotel, the storefront of Huntington's Book Store, G. Fox & Co.facade with Christmas decorations, One Corporate Center, Christ Church Cathedral and surrounding buildings, Connecticut National Bank and One Financial Plaza with Pratt Street buildings visible in the foreground, the construction of 280 Trumbull, the Statler Hilton, and the Hartford Steam Company Heating and Cooling Plant with Travelers Tower and the Connecticut Natural Gas building in the background. The perspectives from which the photographs were taken vary, with some street-level, straightforward views and some from an elevated viewpoint.
Object number2012.284.187-.201
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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