Falling section of the steeple of Pearl Street Church, Hartford, August 26, 1899
PhotographerPhotographed by
J. E. Root
American, 1854 - 1933
Date1899
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 7/8 x 3 9/16in. (15 x 9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionRopes attached to tip of steeple, which appears to hang in the air. Boards surround the stump where the tip has broken off. Men in hats and caps look on.
Object number2000.201.6
InscribedLetterpress text on back reads, in part: "The falling section is forty feet in height, and was accomplished by / the removal of a tier of stones at the northeast side, replaced by a jack / and block, followed by the removal of one half the diameter of the / spire at the base of the block / A heavy rope and pulley had been attached to the top, and when the block was blown out by dynamite, the upper shaft gracefully bowed to the earth… witnessed by thousands of people who had been anxiously watching / and waiting for the culmination of this event for the previous ten hours. / This photograph was taken from the roof of the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company's building, 90 feet in height, and south of the church on the opposite side of the street."On View
Not on view
