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Title	Decorations at the Old State House (City Hall), Hartford.
Place	Main Street (Hartford, Conn.)
Topic	Flags City halls Public buildings Municipal buildings
Topic-Person	Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844
Topic-Organization, Vessel	Old State House (Hartford, Conn.)
Theme	Environment Infrastructure
Description	Federal style government building is almost entirely concealed by flags and bunting. A temporary arch is decorated with garlands and inscribed "Fraternity - Loyalty." Horse-drawn carriages are near the curb. A man carrying a briefcase or satchel walks on the sidewalk. A man in the right foreground has a beard, wears a bowler hat, and carries a cane. Some trees appear to be elms. Trolley tracks are in the road.
Notes	The Old State House, erected in 1796 to the designs of Charles Bulfinch, served as one of Connecticut's two state capitols until 1878 when it was replaced by the current Capitol Building. From 1878 to 1915, it served as Hartford's city hall.
Date created	[ca. 1910]
Physical format	1 photographic print ; 8 x 11 cm.
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number 1956.84.204 File name 2802 img0013.pcd
Source	The Connecticut Historical Society
Collection	Samuel Taylor Collection.
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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