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The Fire Museum, Manchester
Image Not Available for The Fire Museum, Manchester

The Fire Museum, Manchester

Dateafter 1990
MediumPhotograph; colored inks on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 3/8 x 14 7/8in. (23.8 x 37.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 x 17in. (27.9 x 43.2cm)
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionPhotograph of the Fire Museum in Manchester, Connecticut. The Italianate building, a former firehouse, is depicted from the front and the left side, with the double garage facing the street. There is a tower on its left side. In the bottom left is a sign announcing, "Fire Museum / Connecticut Firemen's / Historical Society." In the foreground on the left is a street sign for Pine Street and Hartford Road.
Object number2012.284.6183
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]NotesDate Note: The building was rented to the Connecticut Firemen's Historical Society in 1979. However, digital photography was not commercially available until 1990..

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  • Richard Welling Collection
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Connecticut Department of Transportation
1977-1978