Houses on Woodland Street and Asylum Avenue, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Daniel J. Broderick
American, 1891 - 1962
Date1939
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper, in paper portfolio
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/4 x 9 1/2in. (18.4 x 24.1cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 7 1/4 x 9 1/2in. (18.4 x 24.1cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 16 x 12 1/2in. (40.6 x 31.8cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 7 1/4 x 9 1/2in. (18.4 x 24.1cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 16 x 12 1/2in. (40.6 x 31.8cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Dr. Thomas P. Kugelman
DescriptionBrick, stone, and frame houses are surrounded by foundation plantings and large trees. Houses are in the Gothic revival, Colonial revival, and Italianate styles. Some photographs show gardens, with decorative sculpture, a bird bath, and a man with a garden hose, as well as flower beds and ornamental shrubs. A convertible is parked in the driveway of one house. Vines, presumably ivy, grows on the walls of some houses. The photograph on the cover of the portfolio is an aerial view of Asylum Hill neighorhood.
Object number2011.32.2-.17
InscribedOn verso of cover of folder, upper left, in pencil, "These photographs were taken by order of Stillman F. Westbrook and / a set presented to each family by him." On recto of mounts, lower right, most have inscriptions in pencil with information about the locations of the houses and their owners. These include "Scott's Garden" "990 Asylum Avenue / Dr. & Mrs. E. K. Root (Aunt Era, mother of Cousin Ruth Bulkeley)" "1010 Asylum Ave / Hazen - previously / her parents, Mr & Mrs / Daniel Howe" "94 Woodland St - Page" "The Pages' house on Woodland St side of 'Block' / formerly, the Great Aunt's house - Miss Mary Collins & Mrs. Strong for whom it was built" "Dunham garden and the [?]" "1010 Aslyum Ave / Scranton - previously house of his father, Atwood, & his father / Erastus" "Rowleys" "1035 Asylum Ave / Built by Cousin Bessie Dunham / to replace house of her parents" "? Collins Street / Slimmon [?] / from south" "1045 Asylum Ave / Westbrook" "? Collins Street / Slimmon [?] / from north" "23 Atwood Street / Scott" Additional inscriptions identifying the houses are on the recto of the mounts, in blue ink, under the photographs.On verso of mounts, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: These houses were located in the Asylum Hill area in the block bordered by Atwood Street, Collins Street, Woodland Street, and Asylum Avenue. This block is now occupied by Saint Francis Hospital. (Finlay 1/27/2011)
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