Corner of Ann Street and Asylum Street, Hartford
Date1895
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 10 1/4in. (21 x 26cm)
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionGroup of commercial buildings at a busy street corner. Several buildings have striped awnings. Signs read: "East India Pale Ale... Fresh Ales a Specialty... Bass Ales..." "Cigars" "...Ruppert's / Lager Beer / New York." Utility poles line the street. A fire hydrant is on the corner. Men, blurred from movement, cross the street and ride bicycles. A horse and carriage [?] approach from far left. Street signs on an ornate pole read: "Ann St." "Asylum St." Broadsides and posters are on a wall at far right. Some of the brick buildings in the background may contain residences.Inscribed on back: "North east corner of Ann Street and Asylum Street, formerly Tower Hill Street, showing Thomas Chester's House, afterwards the residence of Bishop Brownell."
Object number2000.206.3
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