Hoisting building material for eastern extension of Morgan Memorial, Main Street, Hartford
Date1912
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 9/16 x 4 3/4in. (9 x 12cm)
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionIn the foreground, a man loads bricks into a wheelbarrow. A large crane is being used to hoist blocks of stone [?] for the cornice to the second story of the building under construction. Steel beams and a pulley are visible behind the recently erected walls.
Object number1973.120.15
InscribedInscribed beneath image: "July 9 1912."On View
Not on view