Bulkeley Bridge Celebration: Bridge Week grandstands, Connecticut Boulevard, Hartford, October 1908
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1908
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 8 11/16in. (21 x 22cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionSix men pose on the steps at the foot of temporary wooden bleachers. Signs read: ""The Capitol City Lumber Co. / 25 Front St. Hartford Conn." and "W.H. Scoville / Builder." Boards are piled in the foreground. Most of the men have mustaches. One has a beard. One wears eyeglasses. All wear suits and caps or hats. Most wear bow ties. One holds a book. One has a watch chain and fob.
Object number2000.210.22
InscribedOn verso: "Caulkins / Cole - Dwyer / Scoville / Bliss - Philbrick" "Bridge week Grand stands / Boulevard, Oct., 1908."NotesSubject Note: "Scoville" is probably William H. Scoville, a Hartford architect and builder. "Caulkins" may be Willis E. Caulkins, of W.E. Caulkins & Co., contractors and builders. The Bulkeley Bridge opened to trolley traffic on December 8, 1907 and to the general public on December 21, 1907. The dedication of the bridge was the occasion of a three-day celebration on October 6,7, and 8, 1908.On View
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