Steamer Schuylkill, East Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Bill E. Emery
Dateprobably 1895
MediumPhotography; ablumen print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 9/16 x 4 3/4in. (9 x 12cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of William R. Johnson from the estate of Roy S. Melvin
DescriptionPort side view of the passenger steamer Schuylkill docked and letting passengers off, probably on the East Hartford side of the Connecticut River. A banner on the side of the vessel reads: "Hartford Street Railway Co. / For transportation of / our passengers free."
Object number1975.94.366
InscribedOn verso: "Steamer Schuylkill, used to transport street railway passenger[s] between Hartford & E. Hartford after burning of Hartford Bridge in / 1895.On View
Not on view
