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, 2000.194.30  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Steamer Schuylkill at the dock, Hartford
, 2000.194.30 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Steamer Schuylkill at the dock, Hartford

Dateprobably 1895
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 9 13/16in. (21 x 25cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionPort side view of passenger excursion steamer Schuylkill tied up on the Connecticut River, probably at Hartford. Piers and pipes are visible in the foreground. A man in a small rowboat is on the river. Additional small boats are in the background.
Object number2000.194.30
NotesSubject Note: The steamer Schuylkill was used by the Hartford Street Railway to provide transportation for its passengers between Hartford and East Hartford after the covered bridge across the Connecticut River between those two towns was destroyed by fire in 1895.
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