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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5146ab  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Cleanup After Hartford Civic Center Roof Collapse
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5146ab © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Cleanup After Hartford Civic Center Roof Collapse

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1978
MediumPhotocopy; black toner on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 7 7/8 x 15in. (20 x 38.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionPhotocopy of a drawing of the early part of the cleanup effort after the Hartford Civic Center's roof collapsed, from an elevated viewpoint. Cranes are visible on the floor of the arena, and the collapsed roof juts out from the building at odd angles. Masonic Hall is visible in the background.
Object number2012.284.5146
InscribedRecto of sheet b, bottom right, printed in black toner: "WELLING / FROM THE 14TH FLOOR OF THE / SHERATON - MAY 10, 1978 - 12:35"
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