Loading cars for fresh air trip, Hartford
Date1909
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 3/4 x 6 11/16in. (12 x 17cm)
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMen, women and a small girl board a trolley car at the corner of State Street and Main Street, Hartford. The women are wearing hats and one of them holds a small handbag. A man in a [conductor's?] uniform stands with his back to the camera. A small boy wearing a cap and knickers and carrying a newspaper under his arm strides toward the camera. A sign on the trolley car reads: "[Sp]ecial Car."
Object number2000.195.13
InscribedOn verso: "Loading cars for Fresh Air Trip, 1909 / City Hall Sq. / S.K. Ryan / of Charity Org. Soc."NotesSubject Note: Stetson K. Ryan was the assistant superintendent of the Charity Organization Society.On View
Not on view