Connecticut's Capital
Date1987
MediumPhotographic reproduction in frame
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionPanoramic color photograph of Hartford. On the back of the mount is a label stating that the poster was created to commemorate the exhibition "An American View," held at the Old State House from May 1 to September 14, 1987, and sponsored by the Society for Savings.
Object number2024.1.4
MarkingsIn white text on black label on back: "Connecticut's / Capital / Hartford was first explored by Adriaen Block / in 1614, and was settled in 1636 by the / Reverend Thomas Hooker. Early on, it / assumed a premier position in the Colony of / Connecticut.This 360 degree panoramic view of Greater / Hartford was photographed from a height of / 1,600 feet. Downtown Hartford's Old State / House, the oldest in the nation, sits as a / historic symbol amid shimmering modern / buildings. The Connecticut River flows from / Canada through Greater Hartford's suburbs / to Long Island Sound.
This poster was created to commemorate / "An American View," an exhibition spon- / sored by Society for Savings at the Old State / House from May 1 to September 14, 1987.
[logo] SOCIETY / FOR SAVINGS
© 1987 Michael Lawton/CIRAMA (203) 633-1339 / Paper: NEW STARGLOSS, 80 lb. cover/Star Paper Ltd., UK / Distributed by Butler Paper, North Haven, CT"
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William H. Pease
1902
Case, Lockwood and Brainard Company
1902
