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Aetna Insurance Co., Hartford, Conn. – Antique Wall Art

Aetna Insurance Co., Hartford, Conn., c1907. — historic photograph
Aetna Insurance Co., Hartford, Conn., c1907.. Historic photograph from the Hartford collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Aetna Insurance Co., Hartford, Conn.

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The Aetna Insurance Company's Hartford office, photographed around 1907, shows a building belonging to one of the city's most prominent financial institutions. Aetna was founded in Hartford in 1853 and grew into one of the largest insurers in the country, helping earn the city its nickname, the Insurance City. The picture was made by the Detroit Publishing Company, which produced large-format views of towns, businesses and landscapes across the United States in the early twentieth century. Its 8 by 10 inch glass negative records the sharp detail that made such commercial views useful to companies and travelers alike.

Created / publishedc1907.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
Notes3812" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019890. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsOffice buildings. Insurance companies.United States--Connecticut--Hartford.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 791 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-63204

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