, 1988.82.2 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Pearl Street, Hartford, after a snowstorm

Dateabout 1905

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 10 1/4 x 8 1/4in. (26 x 21cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

DescriptionA trolley car, blurred from movement, runs down the middle of the street. A horse-drawn wagon containing buckets and boxes stands by the curb in the left foreground. Utility poles line the street. A fire hydrant is in the right foreground. Snow is on the ground. Signs on the brick commercial buildings in the background read: "Antiques" "[Sm]ith / Teas and / Coffees" "Arnold & Phelon [?]" "Langdon & [Sullivan?]" "This is the / Place / to buy / Antiques."

Object number1988.82.2

NotesConstituent Note: Photograph possibly taken by Bassett according to the donor.

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