Parade on Main Street, Hartford
Dateabout 1890
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 5/16 x 8 1/4in. (16 x 21cm)
Credit LineMuseum collection
DescriptionGroup of men march north on Main Street. Six men at the front of the group carry a banner on a frame. Two men in front of them carry an American flag and a Connecticut state flag. Men are horseback are in front of them. A few men, women and children stand on the sidewalks. Several horse-drawn carriages are on the street. Commercial buildings have awnings and signs that read: "E.B. Dillingham / Advertising Agency" "Printing" "Coal" "Putnam Phalanx / Armory." The spire of the Pearl Street Congregational Church is in the background. The large second empire style building is the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Object number2000.209.12
NotesSubject Note: The E.B. Dillingham Advertising Agency was located at 245 Main Street. The Putnam Phalanx Armory was located at 265 Main Street in 1890. In 1891 it moved to 6 Haynes Street.On View
Not on view