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1993.37.19  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Summer school, Hillyer Institute, Y.M.C.A., Hartford, 1906.
1993.37.19 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Summer school, Hillyer Institute, Y.M.C.A., Hartford, 1906.

Photographer (American, 1877 - 1934)
Date1906
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 7/16in. (19 x 24cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionBoys, most of the wearing suits, some of them wearing knickers, sit at tilt-top desks in a classroom. They are reading and several books are piled on each desk. The boy in the left foreground wears eyeglasses. The room has a cove ceiling, dentil moldings and wood paneling on the back wall. Chandeliers hold electric lights and candles.
Object number1993.37.19
NotesSubject Note: The Hillyer Institute was the Educational Department of the Hartford YMCA. The YMCA was located at 315-323 Pearl Street, at the corner of Jewell Street.
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