Dental Hygienists' Class
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Senia Nemerow
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1913
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 9/16in. (19.1 x 24.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 9/16in. (19.1 x 24.3cm)
Mount (height x width): 11 7/8 x 13 7/8in. (30.2 x 35.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elayne Z. Stockwell
Object number2007.7.2-.3
DescriptionYoung women in class of dental hygienist wear long white robes or dusters over their street clothes. Some wear white high-buttoned shoes. In one photograph, they pose for a group portrait, with three young men, presumably the instructors. In the other photograph, the women and men are in a classroom equipped with dentists' chairs and tables with dental instruments. Electric lights hang from the ceiling. A poster on the rear wall reads: "EFFECTS OF DECAYED TEETH / PROGRESS IN SCHOOL[S]",
Status
Not on view
