Charter Oak Life Insurance Company: construction site, corner of Main Street and Atheneum Street, Hartford, July 1, 1869
Workmen at construction site. Walls of brick and stone rise from a dirt foundation. Wooden beams for the first story floor are in place. Cranes are... Show moreWorkmen at construction site. Walls of brick and stone rise from a dirt foundation. Wooden beams for the first story floor are in place. Cranes are being used to hoist construction materials. Some men wear overalls or aprons. Bricklayers, one holding a trowel, are in the right background. Wheelbarrows, buckets and ropes are also visible. The brick wall of the adjoining building at the left shows the profile of an earlier building on the site. The Wadsworth stable, houses and other outbuildings on Prospect Street are in the background. Show less