Band playing on City Hall Square to help enlistments, Hartford
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Date1917
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 9/16 x 4 5/16in. (9 x 11cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionView across Main Street from the Old State House, which is not visible. Men in military uniforms play musical instruments including a tuba and a trombone. Small boys in knickers and caps look on. A trolley car, with a sign that reads "Main - Albany Ave." is on the street. Street lamps are on either side of the street. Signs on buildings in the background read: "State Bank" "Phoenix National Bank" "Charles A. Greene" "United Cigar Stores" "Sanborn & Coe / Tailors / and / Importers." Inscribed on back: "Band playing on / City Hall Square to / help enlistments / 1917."
Object number2000.200.73
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Richard S. DeLamater
