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2012.459.0,   © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Insurance City Band at Pope Park, Hartford, Evening of July 4, 1958
2012.459.0, © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Insurance City Band at Pope Park, Hartford, Evening of July 4, 1958

Photographer (American)
Date1958
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 3/8 x 9 3/8in. (18.7 x 23.8cm) Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Barbara G. Stanton
Object number2012.459.0
DescriptionMen wearing white shirts and neckties are playing band instruments including oboes, French horns, a tuba, and drums. Most men wear eyeglasses. Music stands hold the score to "South Pacific." The conductor stands at the right, wearing a white jacket and holding a baton. It is night; electric lights hang from a wire in the background.
NotesSubject Note: Henry Halbauer was the conductor of the Insurance City Band. (Finlay 9/11/2012)
Status
Not on view