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The Flood of 1854 at Hartford
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The Flood of 1854 at Hartford

Date1854
MediumDrawing; ink wash on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 11 × 23 1/2in. (27.9 × 59.7cm)
Credit LineGift of Joseph Ropes
DescriptionDrawing of a flood in Hartford in 1854, seen from the dome of the Old State House and looking towards the Connecticut River. A small boat is floating in the floodwaters on lower State Street, and most of the East Hartford shore is underwater.
Object number1855.23.0
NotesSubject note: Based on photographs taken from the dome of the Old State House. Served as the basis for a lithograph printed and published by E.C. Kellogg.
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