Hartford's Soldiers Memorial

PrinterPrinted by Kellogg & Bulkeley American, 1867 - 1990

PublisherPublished by Kellogg & Bulkeley American, 1867 - 1990

Date1886

MediumLithography; black and colored printer's inks on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 1/8 x 16 3/16in. (28.3 x 41.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 1/16 x 17 5/8in. (33.2 x 44.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionThe Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, a brownstone war memorial consisting of two linked round towers and a bridge spanning the Park River, is at the left. The towers have round Romanesque arches and are topped by sculptures of angels. A frieze depicting marching soldiers and sailors surrounds the upper part of the monument. A panel with the coat-of-arms of the city of Hartford is in the center, surrounded by crenellations. A pointed Gothic arch spans the roadway. Globular light fixtures are on the bridge railings. Rail fences line the street. A gas street lamp is in the left foreground. Men, women, boys, and girls walk along paved sidewalks and in the street. A newsboy with newspapers beneath his arm runs toward the right. Two women sit in a carriage drawn by two horses. Another man rides a horse at a gallop at the right. Some women hold parasols. Some men hold walking sticks or canes. One man holds what appears to be a briefcase. The grassy lawns, trees, and dirt paths of Bushnell Park are visible beyond the monument. The Connecticut State Capitol, a large High Victorian Gothic building with a domed tower, is on a low hill in the right background. The corner of a brick building is visible above the trees in the left background.

Object number2002.132.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "HARTFORD'S SOLDIERS MEMORIAL". Additional lithographed text in lower left margin, "HEIGHT OF TOWERS FROM BASE / TO TOP OF FIGURES 115 FEET. / HEIGHT OF CENTRE OF ARCH 43 1/2 FEET." In lower right margin: "DIAMETER OF TOWERS 20 FEET. / WIDTH OF STREET / BETWEEN TOWERS 30 FEET." Lithographed text at upper right, "'The Bee Hive Souvenir,' / Hartford, September 17, 1886. / Compliments of WM. H. BULKELEY & CO."

On verso, in pencil: lower left, "Chs. H. Long / 1 1/2 NY 65"; lower right, accession number.NotesSubject Note: The Connecticut State Capitol was completed in 1879. The Soldiers and Sailors Monument was completed in 1886.

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