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Title	Barge laying submarine electrical cable at South Meadows, Hartford.
Place	Connecticut River Hartford (Conn.) Charter Oak Bridge (Conn.)
Topic	Electric power transmission Cables, Submarine Cable ships Barges
Topic-Organization, Vessel	Hartford Electric Light Company
Genre	Photographs
Theme	Environment Infrastructure
Description	A barge with a crane and block and tackle is in the Connecticut River just below the Charter Oak Bridge. Men, one of them wearing overalls, stand on the barge. An anchor is visible hanging over the bow. Electrical cable from a large reel on the barge extends into the water. A man wearing a jacket, hat and trousers stands on a stone pier or embankment in the right foreground. Leafless trees and electrical towers are on the East Hartford shore in the background. Inscription typewritten on back: "" 'Power Assured,' January '51 issue, submarine cable installaion, / Nov. 9 and 10, '50 Discard"<br>
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.<br>The Hartford Electric Light Company installed submarine electrical cable across the Connecticut River in Hartford in 1950.<br>
Date created	1950.
Physical format	1 photographic print ; 26 x 21 cm.<br>
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number: 1992.138.4<br>File name: chs_m8_1992_138_4.jpg<br>
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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