City Hall Square with trolley, Hartford, CT, circa 1904
- Card type
- Lithograph
- Date
- c. 1904 (Early)
About this postcard
A tinted view of City Hall Square in Hartford, Connecticut, with a green and red open-platform trolley stopped at the center. Pedestrians in period dress cross the square, and a horse-drawn wagon and carriage share the street. Tall commercial blocks line the left side, one carrying signs for a printing establishment and a tea company; a large tree and a sign reading "WEST BOUND PASSENGERS TAKE CARS HERE" frame the right. The square was Hartford's civic and commercial heart in the early 1900s and a busy transfer point on the city's trolley network. The sign for westbound passengers points to the everyday business of streetcar travel, when riders changed cars in the middle of downtown.
Postcard Details
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Postcard record
| Publisher | The Rotograph Co. |
|---|---|
| Series | G 1760a |
| Condition | Good |
| Place depicted | City Hall Square, Hartford, CT |
| Publisher | The Rotograph Co., New York, NY |
| Notes | White border along the bottom carrying the printed caption "City Hall Square, Hartford, Conn."; light edge and corner wear, faint vertical crease at left. No postmark; unused card. Undivided back with red "POST CARD" heading, stamp box reading "Place Stamp Here / Domestic One cent / Foreign Two cents", and "This side for the Address." Imprint at left edge: The Rotograph Co., N. Y., City. (Germany.), with the Rotograph sunburst printer's logo (SOL A-R SUN); series G 1760a. A privately printed card, printed in Germany, ca. 1901-1907. Light soiling and toning at corners; no writing. |
Cite this card
City Hall Square with trolley, Hartford, CT, circa 1904, postcard, c. 1904. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/city-hall-square-with-trolley-hartford-ct-circa-1904. Accessed November 2, 2026.