New Stone Arch Bridge, Hartford, Connecticut
PublisherCopyrighted by
Robert Weller
American
Date1904
MediumPhotomechanical reproduction; printer's ink on paper
Dimensions24 x 32 cm.
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionAdvertisement for the projected Connecticut River bridge between Hartford and East Hartford. The bridge is shown as if completed with trolley cars and horse-drawn vehicles on it. Steamboats and sailing vessels are on the river. The Hartford skyline is in the background.
Object number2000.210.9
InscribedOn recto, printed in letterpress: "New Stone Arch Bridge, / Hartford, Connecticut / Length, 1280 feet - Width, 80 feet / Estimated cost - $1,500,000 / Cost of approaches - $750,000 / Time consumed in building, four years." Portraits of two men are inset. One has a mustache. Letterpress texts read: "Thomas Hocking / Superintendent of Granite Cutting" "George W. Blethen / Draftsman."NotesSubject Note: Construction of the new stone arch Bulkeley Bridge by McMullin, Weand & McDermott began early in 1904 and continued until the December 1907 when the bridge opened to trolley traffic and the general public.
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O.H. Bailey and Company
