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Bulkeley Bridge celebration: bridge week grandstands, Connecticut Boulevard, Hartford, October 1908.

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Title	Bulkeley Bridge celebration: bridge week grandstands, Connecticut Boulevard, Hartford, October 1908.
Place	Connecticut Boulevard (Hartford, Conn.)
Topic	Builders Signs and signboards Architects
Theme	Livelihood Lifestyle
Description	Six men pose on the steps at the foot of temporary wooden bleachers. Signs read: "The Capitol City Lumber Co. / 25 Front St. Hartford Conn." and "W.H. Scoville / Builder." Boards are piled in the foreground. Most of the men have mustaches. One has a beard. One wears eyeglasses. All wear suits and caps or hats. Most wear bow ties. One holds a book. One has a watch chain and fob. Inscribed on back: "Caulkins / Cole - Dwyer / Scoville / Bliss - Philbrick" "Bridge week Grand stands / Boulevard, Oct., 1908."
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger. "Scoville" is probably William H. Scoville, a Hartford architect and builder. "Caulkins" may be Willis E. Caulkins, of W.E. Caulkins & Co., contractors and builders. 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.
Date created	1908
Physical format	1 photographic print ; 23 x 18 cm.
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number X.2000.21.22 File name 0534 img0047.pcd
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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