Park Central Hotel collapse with horse-drawn wagons, 54 High Street, Hartford, February 17, 1889
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1889
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/16 x 4 3/4in. (18 x 12cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionView of partially collapsed five-story building. Piles of rubble are on the ground with many men standing on or near them. Men in uniform, probably members of the Connecticut National Guard, are in the foreground. Two wagons, each drawn by two horses, are in the muddy street, which is lined with utility poles, wires and street lights. Buildings, probably including the First Methodist Episcopal Church, are in the background. A sign reads: "Monuments."
Object number1968.58.139
InscribedOn verso: "Park Central Hotel."On View
Not on view
