Skip to main content
Image Not Available for Photographs of the 1936 flood
Photographs of the 1936 flood
Image Not Available for Photographs of the 1936 flood

Photographs of the 1936 flood

Date1936-1937
Mediumphotographic print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions, largest size: (Height) 4 1/2 x (Width) 3 1/4in. (11.4 x 8.3cm)
Primary Dimensions, smallest size: (Height) 2 1/2 x (Width) 3 7/8in. (6.4 x 9.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of anonymous
DescriptionMostly 3.5 by 2.5 inch black and white pictures showing flooding damage in Hartford and elsewhere in the state in 1936. Also includes several photographs taken in 1937 with close ups of the state Capitol and the Traveler's tower in Hartford. Some have descriptions written or typed on the verso. Some images were taken in Collinsville, Farmington and other surrounding communities.
Object number2016.23.1-.80
On View
Not on view