Eighth Grade Class at Noah Webster School
PhotographerPhotographed by
William G. Dudley
(American, 1877 - 1934)
Date1925
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 10 1/4 x 12 7/8in. (26 x 32.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/4 x 12 7/8in. (26 x 32.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Scott Bushnell Macdonough
Object number2009.108.0
DescriptionBoys, girls, two men, and a woman pose on the steps of a stone school building. Girls wear dresses and dark stockings. Boys wear sweaters, shirts, and knickbockers. Some boys wear suits and neckties. Some girls wear jewelry, including beads. Some children wear eyeglasses. Some are smiling. Three children in the front row hold a banner that reads "Noah Webster."
NotesSubject Note: According to the donor, this photograph depicts the eighth grade graduating class at Noah Webster School in 1925. His grandfather, Winthrop Buck (Yale Class of 1900), was principal of the school and appears in the center of the back row. His daughter, Charlotte Woodhouse Buck, is in the fourth row, the fifth from the left. The Buck family lived in Wethersfield. Family tradition states that the children attended Noah Webster School because of its outstanding curriculum. (Finlay 9/21/2009)Status
Not on view
