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Tollbooth and entrance to the covered bridge across the Connecticut River, foot of Morgan Street, Hartford, 1874.

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Title	Tollbooth and entrance to the covered bridge across the Connecticut River, foot of Morgan Street, Hartford, 1874.
Creator	Kellogg, Edwin P. Kellogg, William K.
Place	Connecticut River Morgan Street (Hartford, Conn.)
Topic	Tollhouses Covered bridges
Theme	Infrastructure
Description	A two-story frame building with a projecting porch is at the left. A man wearing a top hat leans on a barrel at the far right. Other barrels and cans of paint are nearby. Other men, some of them out of focus, stand near the tollhouse and bridge. The entrance to the bridge appears to be freshly painted. Two signs are over the entrance. A tollgate with a swinging bar painted white stands open at the right. Two trees appear to have birdhouses in them. Railroad tracks are in the foreground. Inscribed on back: "Taken in 1874/ so said / Mr. Thomas Martin" "Toll booth and entrance to the / covered bridge across the Connecticut River (foot of Morgan Street)."<br>
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger. <br>The covered bridge across the Connecticut River at Hartford was constructed in 1818. It was destroyed by fire on May 17, 1895. <br>
Date created	1874.
Physical format	1 photographic print ; 15 x 19 cm.<br>
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number X.2000.21.28<br>File name 0534 img0050.pcd<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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