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Main Street bridge over the Park River, Hartford.

Authors :
Orr, Louis
Orr, Louis
Source :
Connecticut Historical Society Museum
Publication Year :
1910

Abstract

An arched stone bridge spans a narrow river. A tenement building with balconies is at the left. Trees are at the right. The dome of the Connecticut State Capitol is in the background.

Details

Database :
OAIster
Journal :
Connecticut Historical Society Museum
Notes :
Louis Orr was born in Hartford in 1879. A scholarship from the Hartford Art Society (later the Hartford Art School) enabled him to go to Paris in 1906 to study art. He died in Paris in 1966., Notes: The stone bridge on Main Street was the largest in the United States at the time of its construction in 1834., Title supplied by cataloger.
Accession number :
edsoai.ocm74670964