H.S. Utley milk truck, Hartford
Dateabout 1915
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 1/8 x 7 1/16in. (13 x 18cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionDriver seated in a Buick delivery truck parked on an urban street. A sign on the side of the truck reads: "H.S. Utley / 299 Blue Hills Ave. / Milk No. 140." The manufacturer's name is below the driver's seat. There are milk cans in the back of the truck. A young man wearing a cap, vest and tie stands by the truck holding a small milk can and a dipper.
Object number1982.61.378
NotesConstituent Note: William J. Johnson was the auto editor at the Hartford Times and lived in East Berlin, Connecticut.Subject Note: Herbert S. Utley is listed as a milkman in the 1916 Hartford city directory. Charles H. Utley and Martin T. Utley were both farmers on Blue Hills Avenue.
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