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2000.175.25  © 2001The Connecticut Historical Society.
Professor William H.C. Pynchon of Trinity College, Hartford
2000.175.25 © 2001The Connecticut Historical Society.

Professor William H.C. Pynchon of Trinity College, Hartford

Photographer (American, 1875 - 1901)
Date1896
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 5/16 x 8 1/4in. (16 x 21cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number2000.175.25
DescriptionA man with a mustache is seated in a chair at a desk or table on a raised platform in a classroom. Books are piled on the desk. The arms of student desks are at the right. A basket, possibly a wastebasket is at the right. A cabinet with glass doors in the background contains glass bottles and vials and other scientific apparatus. A map of Europe is on the wall in the right background.
NotesSubject Note: W.H.C. Pynchon was an instructor at Trinity College. Part of a series of photographs of Trinity College professors made by William T. Walker, a Trinity student.
Status
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