Moving Glenwood Church to corner of Park Street and Park Terrace, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1907
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 13/16in. (19 x 25cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionFrame church building rests on blocks that run on roller along a temporary wooden track on a city street. The church has clapboard siding, a shingled gable and tower and a small rose window. Men, boys and a small girl look on. One man holds a bicycle. Utility poles line the street. A trolley and an industrial building with a smokestack are in the left background. A pile of dirt is in the foreground.
Object number2000.201.30
InscribedOn verso: "Moving Pilgrim (then Glenwood) Church / to corner Park St. and Pk. Perrace / about 1907."NotesSubject Note: Prior to its move, Glenwood Congregational Church was located at 87 Laurel Street. The permit to move the church was obtained in July 1907, and the church was rededicated on the new site on 29 December 1907, presumably shortly after it was moved.
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William G. Dudley
1919
Kerri Ana Provost
28 May 2020