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Image Not Available for Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company Building Decorated with Flags, 783 Main Street, Corner of Pearl Street
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company Building Decorated with Flags, 783 Main Street, Corner of Pearl Street
Image Not Available for Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company Building Decorated with Flags, 783 Main Street, Corner of Pearl Street

Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company Building Decorated with Flags, 783 Main Street, Corner of Pearl Street

Dateabout 1904
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 9 7/16 x 6 11/16in. (24 x 17cm)
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionSeven-story second empire style building with a mansard roof decorated with American flags, bunting, and streamers. A large star has electric light bulbs on it. Most of the windows have striped awnings. Signs on the storefront at the far right read: "Postal Telegram - Cable Company" "Postal Telegraph / Commercial Cables." A wagon drawn by a white horse has a sign that reads: "Adams / Express / Company." A bicycle is nearby. Other horse-drawn vehicles and a trolley are on the street. Men and women, some blurred from movement, are on the sidewalk. A clock on the corner reads 9:30.
Object number2000.197.25
InscribedOn verso: "Connecticut Mutual Life Ins. Co. / NW cor. Main & Pearl / In background, Hartford Fire Ins. Co. / NW cor. Trumbull & Pearl."

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