Collapse of house, 60 Flower Street, Hartford, May 12, 1912
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Date1912
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 8 11/16 x 7 7/8in. (22 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionThree-story brick residential building with louvered shutters and a small wooden porch with a high stoop. The corner of the first and second stories has collapsed in a pile of rubble, exposing beams and part of the interior. The sidewalk is blocked by boards resting on barrels. A wheelbarrow is at the left.
Object number2000.201.3
InscribedOn verso: "Collapse of house on Flower Street / May / 12 1912 / Courant / #60 Flower Street."NotesSubject Note: A portion of a corner of a tenement building on Flower Street collapsed after workmen making alterations undermined the foundations. The tenants evacuated the building and no one was injured. This photograph appeared in the Hartford Courant on May 13, 1912.On View
Not on view
