Start of canoe race, Hartford, July 4, 1912
Date1912
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 3/4 x 6 11/16in. (12 x 17cm)
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionFive canoes, each with two men paddling vigorously. The men wear jerseys and shorts or bathing suits. Some wear hats. A woman and three other men look on from a motor launch at the right. One man appears to hold a megaphone. A flag flies from the stern. The Bulkeley Bridge and the East Hartford shore of the Connecticut River are in the background.
Object number2000.200.27
InscribedOn verso: "Start of Canoe / Race, Conn. River, July 4, 1912 / Courant."On View
Not on view