Museum purchase, 1995.36.1709 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Helen and Muriel Armstrong and Victrola

PhotographerPhotographed by William G. Dudley (American, 1877 - 1934)

Date1916-1927

MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number1995.36.1709

DescriptionA woman is seated in a wicker chair inside a room of a house. She holds a book that is open in her lap. A young girl stands next to her and holds one of the pages of the book. Immediately behind them is a crank-mechanism upright Victrola.

NotesSubject Note: The woman is Helen Armstrong and the girl is her daughter Muriel. They are in the family home in Groton, Connecticut. The phonograph in this photograph appears in other pictures.

Status

Not on view