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Times Square, Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.754  © 2014 The Connecticut Historic…
New York City Landmarks
Times Square, Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.754 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

New York City Landmarks

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 New York City, including Times Square; the Statue of Liberty; the Paramount Building; the Plaza Hotel, Hampshire House, Solow Building, Helmsley Park Lane, and other buildings on or near Central Park South; the Ansonia Hotel; smokestacks from what is probably the Consolidated Edison (ConEd) plant in Brooklyn, and the Hotel Paramount. The Brooklyn Bridge with Manhattan behind it is depicted several times, and in one photograph the World Trade Center towers are visible. The Queensboro Bridge is also shown. There is one unidentified building with turrets and a tower.
Object number2012.284.754-.772
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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Woolworth Building, World Trade Center towers behind and to the left, Gift of the Richard Welli…
Richard Welling
after 1972
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.679  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
after 1972
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.711  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
after 1972
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.310  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
after 1972
CityPlace reflected in what is probably Constitution Plaza building, Hartford. Gift of the Rich…
Richard Welling
after 1972
Hartford-Aetna Building roof and top façade, corner of Main and State Streets below and the Sag…
Richard Welling
after 1972
Circus parade with elephants; Hartford-Aetna building in background, Gift of the Richard Wellin…
Richard Welling
after 1972
Gold Building with Connecticut National Bank, Center Church steeple behind it, Gift of the Rich…
Richard Welling
after 1972
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.697  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
after 1972