Photographs of Horace Wells Memorial tablet and Main St. Hartford
SubjectPortrait of
Horace Wells
1815 - 1848
Date1934-1935
MediumPhotography
DimensionsFrame (height x width): 26 3/8 x 13 1/2 x 3/4in. (67 x 34.3 x 1.9cm)
Sheet (Label height x width ): 8 x 5in. (20.3 x 12.7cm)
Sheet (Horace Wells Memorial Plaque height x width ): 9 5/8 x 4 11/16in. (24.4 x 11.9cm)
Sheet (Main St. Hartford height x width ): 5 9/16 x 8 1/2in. (14.1 x 21.6cm)
Sheet (Label height x width ): 8 x 5in. (20.3 x 12.7cm)
Sheet (Horace Wells Memorial Plaque height x width ): 9 5/8 x 4 11/16in. (24.4 x 11.9cm)
Sheet (Main St. Hartford height x width ): 5 9/16 x 8 1/2in. (14.1 x 21.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Hartford Dental Society.
DescriptionFramed photographs of the Horace Wells Memorial Tablet and a reprint of an 1870s photograph of the corner of Main St. and Asylum St. in Hartford with an arrow indicating where Wells had his office.
Also in the frame is a typed label " A History of and Facts Relating to The Horace Wells Memorial Tablet".
On the back, on the letter head of The Connecticut State Dental Association a charge to a committee to transfer custody of the tablet to the Hartford Dental Society.
Also inscribed, in pen, on the back a note about the source of the photograph of Main St.
Also in the frame is a typed label " A History of and Facts Relating to The Horace Wells Memorial Tablet".
On the back, on the letter head of The Connecticut State Dental Association a charge to a committee to transfer custody of the tablet to the Hartford Dental Society.
Also inscribed, in pen, on the back a note about the source of the photograph of Main St.
Object number2009.410.11
Subject Terms
Collections
- Horace Wells
On View
Not on viewRobert R. Wiseman