Coast Guard boat delivering emergency supplies, Hartford, March 1936
Bow of Coast Guard patrol boat CG-176 abuts pier of Bulkeley Bridge. Men on bridge haul a package on a rope. A bus with a sign that reads: "Special... Show moreBow of Coast Guard patrol boat CG-176 abuts pier of Bulkeley Bridge. Men on bridge haul a package on a rope. A bus with a sign that reads: "Special" and an automobile are parked on the bridge. Lampposts line both sides of the bridge. The Hartford skyline is in the background. Billboards read: "Bond Hotels" "Sunkist / Serve a Fresh Salad Today." Other signs read: "Sage-Allen" "Brown Thomson & Co." "Paramount Grille" "Basch & Co. Produce" "Flinberg [?] Bros. / Furniture." The Connecticut River is in spring freshet and the water level is high. Inscribed on image: "Coast Guard Boat tied to lampost [sic] on Memorial Bridge / receiving [?] emergency supplies - Great Flood - 1936." Show less