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2000.198.7  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Stagecoach, Broad Brook or Hartford.
2000.198.7 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Stagecoach, Broad Brook or Hartford.

Dateabout 1875
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 15/16 x 5 1/2in. (10 x 14cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionMan in suit and hat drives a stagecoach drawn by two horses. Two women or girls look out the windows. A man wearing work clothes and a boy wearing overalls stand by a picket fence in the background.
Object number2000.198.7
InscribedOn recto, inscribed beneath photograph: "Broad Brook to Hartford Route / P. Boyle Proprietor / Discontinued Jan. 26, 1876 - East Side R.R. to Springfield took its place." Inscribed on back: "Last stage coach driven in Connecticut, / driven by Patrick Boyle of Wolcott St., seated on driver's seat."
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