2000.200.47 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Place where William J. Brandon was fatally assaulted, West Hartford, November 13, 1909

Date1909

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 7/8 x 9 13/16in. (20 x 25cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionGroup of men stand on the corner of Farmington Avenue and Main Street in West Hartford center. All wear hats. An elderly bearded man wears a bowler hat. One man is blurred from movement. A woman and a small girl stand beside a wicker baby carriage at the far right. Trolley tracks run down Farmington Avenue in the foreground. A paved sidewalk lines Main Street at the right. The Congregational Church, a stone building in the Gothic style with a rose window at the right is in the background with its parsonage beyond it. Trees, possibly elms, line Main Street. A utility pole is numbered "4294." Inscribed on back: "Scene of place where Wm. J. Brandon / was fatally assaulted in West Htfd / Nov. 13, 1909 / Constable Strong in center."

Object number2000.200.47

NotesSubject Note: William J. Brandon, a former member of the Hartford Fire Department, was fatally injured in a fight with his brother-in-law in a horse-shed behind the First Congregational Church in West Hartford Center.

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