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Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, 2024.1.4, Connecticut Museum of Culture a…
Connecticut's Capital
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, 2024.1.4, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, In copyright

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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