Lay and Colton Families at the Beach
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1920
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/4 x 9 1/4in. (18.4 x 23.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 7/8 x 9 7/8in. (20 x 25.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 7/8 x 9 7/8in. (20 x 25.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Susan Palmer
DescriptionMen, women, boys, and girls pose in bathing suits on a beach. Two women wear bathing caps. One man has a sweater draped around his shoulders. One elderly man has a mustache. Additional bathers are in the water at the right and on the beach in the background. Steps lead up to a building, possibly a pavilion,on a rocky point with young trees growing on it.
Object number2012.544.8
NotesSubject Note: Estella Lay Colton was the daughter of the Hartford photographer, Horace E. Lay. She was married to Herbert S. Colton, also of Hartford.On View
Not on view
The Collotype Co.
early 20th century
