Uncle George's House on Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford, trimmed for Battle Flag Day
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Date1879
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 1/2 x 4in. (14 x 10.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 3/8 x 4 1/16in. (16.2 x 10.3cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4in. (16.5 x 10.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 3/8 x 4 1/16in. (16.2 x 10.3cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4in. (16.5 x 10.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
DescriptionA brick row house with a heavy cornice, arched windows, and ornate iron balconies, is decorated with bunting and American flags. A paved sidewalk is in the foreground.
Object number2012.233.213
InscribedOn verso, in pencil, "Uncle George's house / Charter Oak Ave / Hartford / trimmed for battle / flag day."'; lower right, in pencil, accession numbersNotesSubject Note: On Battle Flag Day, 17 September 1879, the battle flags from Connecticut's Civil War regiments were transferred from the old State Armory to the new State Capitol. Thousands of Civil War veterans and spectators gathered for the celebration, which took place on the anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. (Finlay 4/14/2014)On View
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