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Morgan G. Bulkeley and Houghton Bulkeley at the Bulkeley Bridge celebration, Hartford, October 1908.

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Title	Morgan G. Bulkeley and Houghton Bulkeley at the Bulkeley Bridge celebration, Hartford, October 1908.
Place	Bulkeley Bridge (Conn.) Hartford (Conn.)
Topic	Dedications (Ceremonies) Bridges Police
Topic-Person	Bulkeley, Morgan G. (Morgan Gardiner) b. 1838
Theme	Infrastructure Lifestyle
Description	Policeman in uniform escorts a man in a top hat and a boy in an overcoat and bowler hat. The man, who is identified as "Morgan / G. Bulkeley" appears to wear a ceremonial apron. The boy is identified as "Houghton / Bulkeley." Other dignitaries walk behind them. Some men have beards or mustaches. One man uses a cane. One man wears a cocked hat and a sash. Policemen, some of them on horseback, hold back the crowds in the background. Crowds line both sides of the Bulkeley Bridge. Decorations include an American flag and vines on light poles.<br>
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger. <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 1965.31.17A<br>File name 0534 img0018.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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