Trolley car, Charter Oak Park, West Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1920
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 7/8 x 9 13/16in. (20 x 25cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Honiss Oyster House Company
DescriptionThree men in uniform stand beside a trolley car on a dirt road. Two of the men are elderly and have mustaches. Signs on the trolley read: "Connecticut" "Please have exact / [fare] ready." Typewritten note on lower margin: "From Charter Oak Park Race Track to the Alms House / William Sherman - Thomas Plunket [sic] - Harold E. Brewer / Taken at Charter Oak Park - 1920."
Object number1982.80.72
NotesSubject Note: William W. Sherman was a motorman, Harold E. Brewer was a conductor, and Thomas Plunkett was a clerk, all employed by the Hartford Street Street Railway. This photograph formerly hung in Honiss Oyster House, State Street, Hartford.On View
Not on viewO.H. Bailey and Company