Office interior, Aetna Life Insurance Company, 218 Main Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1894
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (ovrall height x width): 7 7/8 x 9 7/16in. (20 x 24cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number1969.20.1.203
DescriptionInterior of an office with four men sitting at desks. A fifth man is in an adjoining office in the background. All the men wear suits and have beards or mustaches. One man reads a sheet of paper. Another appears to be writing. Papers, forms, books, ledgers and what appears to be a calculating machine are on the desks. One man sits in a swivel chair. A basket at the far left appears to be used as a wastebasket. Louvered shutters are at the windows. Prints and a calendar hang near the shutters. What appear to be gaslight fixtures protrude from the wall. A chandelier hangs from the ceiling. An American flage is in the far corner. Nearby is a photograph of the Soldiers and Sailors Arch in Bushnell Park.
NotesSubject Note: Employees may be identified as Charles O. Winter, John S. Burwell, Charles R. Nason, Howell W. St. John and Max H. Peiler. St. John is listed as an actuary in the Hartford city directory.Status
Not on view
