Booths at Connecticut Fair, Charter Oak Park, West Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1911
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 3/4 x 6 11/16in. (12 x 17cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMen in suits and women in large hats stroll along a boardwalk past stands with striped canvas awnings. Signs read: "German Lover / Ciga[rs]" "Any Article / For Sale." Papers litter the ground. A man seated on the right appears to be reading a newspaper. A building in the background has a tower with a pointed roof. American flags fly from it. Inscribed on back: "Conn. Fair / Sept. 1911 / Courant."
Object number2000.200.53
NotesSubject Note: Charter Oak Park was located on the west side of Prospect Avenue in West Hartford, just across the Hartford city line.Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
J. C. Dexter Photo Company
1910
