First horse car in Hartford and in Connecticut, Hartford
Dateabout 1895
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
Dimensions13 x 18 cm.
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionTrolley car drawn by two white horses. Signs on the car read: "Main St. & Wethersfield Ave." "H.[?] W. H. R. R." A man stands on the front platform holding the reins.
Object number2000.195.7
InscribedInscribed beneath image: "One of seven horse cars built by Wasson Mfg. Co. in 1863. First car in Hartford and in Connecticut. Operated continuously until 1895."NotesSubject Note: Photograph formerly hung in Honiss Oyster House, State Street, Hartford.On View
Not on view