Bulkeley Bridge commissioners and others, Hartford
Date1904
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 7/8 x 7 7/8in. (15 x 20cm)
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionGroup of men in coats and hats pose in front of a frame building with a sign that reads: "McMullen, Weand & McDermott / Contractors." Some of the men have mustaches. Some smoke cigars. One man holds a small boy who holds a cat. A barrel is at the far right. Inscribed on back: "Bridge Commission and other[s] / may have been laying of important stone /April 16 1904 / 1. Col. Frank Cheney / 2. Mayor [William F.] Henney / 3. Morgan G. Bulkeley, Chairman / 4. Meigs H. Whaples / 5. John C. Henderson, Engineer."
Object number1965.31.10
On View
Not on viewColonel Vincent Meigs Wilcox