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Central Station Hartford Post Office Sign
Central Station Hartford Post Office Sign

Central Station Hartford Post Office Sign

Dateabout 1910
MediumWood, with black and gold paint
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x height x depth): 41 3/4 x 11 1/4 x 3/4in. (106 x 28.6 x 1.9cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionWooden sign painted black with gold lettering that reads, "CENTRAL STATION / HARTFORD POST OFFICE". All four edges of the sign are bevelled, and a gold-painted line runs around the edge of the beveling closest to the sign face.
Object number2005.36.0
InscribedOn recto, in gold paint, "CENTRAL STATION / HARTFORD POST OFFICE".
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