Sandbagging at Stanley P. Rockwell Company, Homestead Avenue, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Morton J. Boardman
American, 1911 - 1965
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Hartford Electric Light Company
American
Date1955
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 3/4in. (19.1 x 24.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Northeast Utilities
DescriptionIn the interior of an industrial building, five men are filling burlap bags with sand. Most men wear beaked caps and jackets or raincoats. Two men are smoking cigarettes. One man, who appears to be African-American, is holding a shovel. Empty bags are in the foreground. Brick walls are in the background.
Object number1982.28.59
InscribedOn verso, in pencil, "Stanley P. / Rockwell Co./ Homestead Ave Htfd / L. William Meyrs [crossed out] Mey [crossed out] Myers / R. Clifford Allen / Sandbagging / Flood of Oct 15-16, 1955 / Illum Nov 1955 p. 7"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberOn View
Not on view
