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Title	Skyline of Hartford from the Connecticut River, Hartford.
Creator	Meyers, George E.
Place	Connecticut River Hartford ( Conn.)
Topic	Billboards
Theme	Environment
Description	Travelers Tower is at the left of the Hartford skyline and the buildings of the Main Street department stores are at the right. Two towers to the right of Travelers Tower may be radio towers. The dome of the Old State House is just visible father to the right. A low stone retaining wall lines the riverfront. Freight cars are on railroad tracks beyond, and automobiles are parked along a street beyond that. The lower buildings along the street appear to be part of a market or warehouse. Signs and billboards read "[?] Bee Bread" "Good Year" "Used Cars" "USN Paint" "H. Chesky & Sons" "Chase Basch & Co." "Hartford Fruit & Produce Company" "Connecticut Fruit & Produce Company" "Capital Fruit & Produce Co." "American Fruit & Produce Company" "Dubinsky & Sons Fruit & Produce" "United Fruit & Produce" "Feinberg Bros. "Bond" "Wrigley." The bases of the abutments of the Bulkeley Bridge are visible at the far right.
Notes	Inscribed on back "Skyline of Hartford from Conn. River 1930."
Date created	1930
Physical format	1 photographic print ; 20.32 x 25.40 cm.
Digital format	Image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number: 1974.50.2255 File name: chs_1974_50_2255.jpg
Source	The Connecticut Historical Society
Rights	Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Graphics Collection, The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.
Sub-collection	Photographs

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