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Title	Illuminations at entrance to the Bulkeley Bridge, Hartford, October 1908.
Place	Hartford (Conn.) Bulkeley Bridge (Conn.)
Topic	Bridges Flags
Theme	Lifestyle Environment
Description	Electric lights are strung across the entrance to the Bulkeley Bridge. Light bulbs spell out "1808" and "1908." American flags fly at either side. Banners strung from utility poles are barely visible in the darkness. The lights of automobiles on the bridge are blurred from movement. A sign on a building at the left reads: "Ropkins."<br>
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger. <br>Ropkins & Co., brewers and bottlers of ales and porter, were located at 232-242 Sheldon Street, Hartford. <br>The Bulkeley Bridge opened to trolley traffic on December 8, 1907 and to the general public on December 21, 1907. The dedication of the bridge was the occasion of a three-day celebration on October 6,7, and 8, 1908. <br>
Date created	1908
Physical format	1 photographic print ; 12 x 17 cm.<br>
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number X.2000.21.21<br>File name 0534 img0020.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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