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1997.18.8  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Painters, Hartford Street Railway Co.
1997.18.8 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Painters, Hartford Street Railway Co.

Dateabout 1907
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 1/8 x 7 1/16in. (13 x 18cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionGroup of men in work clothes, including overalls, pose on an open trolley car. Two men wear straw hats and two men wear caps. A sign on the car reads "Rainbow." A brick industrial building and a frame structure, probably a house, are in the background. A trolley track is in the foreground.
Object number1997.18.8
InscribedOn recto, lower margin: "Painters."NotesSubject Note: Rainbow is a section of Windsor, probably named because it is on a half-circle bend of the Farmington River. Probably taken at the car barn at 53 Vernon Street, Hartford.
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