Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch and Capital, Hartford, Conn.
PublisherPublished by
Souvenir Post Card Co.
American
Datebefore 1901
MediumPhotomechanical print; halftone in black and colored inks, printed on postcard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 7/16 x 4 11/16in. (8.7 x 11.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/16 x 5 15/16in. (8.7 x 15.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/16 x 5 15/16in. (8.7 x 15.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of David Sharasheff
DescriptionView of Bushnell Park in the winter. The brownstone Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch and the arched bridge bearing Trinity Street across the Park River are at the left. The domed high Victorian Gothic Connecticut State Capitiol is at the right. The Corning Fountain is at the far right. Leafless shrubs are in the right foreground and along the river. Leafless trees, including elms, are in the park. Snow is on the ground.
Object number2002.139.0
MarkingsOn verso, postmark stamped in black ink, "HARTFORD, CONN. / NOV 20 / 12-pm / 1901".InscribedOn recto, printed in red ink, upper right, "2560--Soldiers' and / Sailors' / Memorial Arch / and Capitol / Hartford, / Conn. / (Winter)." Illegible German message in black ink along right margin, begins "Lieber Emma", and is signed "Max."On verso, in brown ink, "Miss Emma Messitte. / 549 - 51 E. 11th Str. / New York City." In pencil, lengthwise along lower right margin: accession number.
On View
Not on view
Detroit Photographic Co.
about 1905
