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Title	Dick Hitchcock reading transit while laying submarine electrical cable at South Meadows, Hartford.
Place	Connecticut River Hartford (Conn.) Charter Oak Bridge (Conn.)
Topic	Barges Cable ships Cables, Submarine Surveying Transit, Surveyors'
Topic-Organization, Vessel	Hartford Electric Light Company
Genre	Photographs
Theme	Infrastructure Environment
Description	A man wearing a leather jacket, beaked cap, trousers, and shoes is looking through a transit mounted on a tripod. A plumb bob attached to a string hangs from the tripod. A barge with a crane and block and tackle is in the Connecticut River beyond. A large anchor hangs from the barge and electrical cable extends from the barge into the river. A man wearing overalls stands on the deck. The Charter Oak Bridge crosses the river in the background. Leafless trees and high voltage power line towers on the East Hartford shore are faintly visible in the distance. Inscribed on back: "HELCo. / Dick Hitchcock reading transit -- reading location angle of cable for records -- actual location / 'Power Assured ' Jan 51 issue. Submarine Cable Installation Nov 9&10 '50"
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger. The Hartford Electric Light Company installed submarine electrical cable across the Connecticut River in Hartford in 1950.
Date created	1950.
Physical format	1 photographic print ; 21 x 26 cm.
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number: 1992.138.6 File name: chs_m8_1992_138_6.jpg
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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