Carpenters, Hartford Street Railway Co.
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
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 pose on the side of an open trolley car. Most wear overalls. Two wear aprons. Most wear caps or hats. The two men at lower left wear eyeglasses. Most men have mustaches, one also has long side whiskers. A sign on the car reads: "Rainbow." Advertising cards are visible inside the car beneath the roof. In the background are a brick building, probably a car barn, and a frame building, probably a house, with a clothesline on the porch.
Object number1997.18.9
NotesSubject Note: Probably taken at the car barn at 53 Vernon Street, Hartford. Rainbow is a section of Windsor, probably named because it is on a half-circle bend of the Farmington River.On View
Not on view