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Image Not Available for Church shed where William J. Brandon was found dying, West Hartford, November 14, 1909
Church shed where William J. Brandon was found dying, West Hartford, November 14, 1909
Image Not Available for Church shed where William J. Brandon was found dying, West Hartford, November 14, 1909

Church shed where William J. Brandon was found dying, West Hartford, November 14, 1909

Date1909
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 7/8 x 9 13/16in. (20 x 25cm)
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionInterior of a horse shed with heavy wooden beams, rough plank sides and a dirt floor littered with papers. A broadside advertising "Veterinary Remedies" is on the back wall.
Object number2000.200.48
InscribedOn verso: "Church shed, West Htfd., where Wm. J. Brandon was found dying, Nov. 14, 1909."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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