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Gift of Trice D. Mortensen, 2002.87.181  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Americanization Committee
Gift of Trice D. Mortensen, 2002.87.181 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Americanization Committee

Photographer (American, 1877 - 1934)
Date1918-1949
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 1/2in. (19.1 x 24.1cm) Sheet (height x width): 7 5/8 x 9 5/8in. (19.4 x 24.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Trice D. Mortensen
Object number2002.87.181-.183
DescriptionThree group photographs including men and women. Some wear hats, some wear eyeglasses. Two of the photographs are of interiors with some of the people seated; a third photograph was taken outside on the steps of a stone building. One photograph includes an American flag; another includes a wall with signs indicating the names of businesses, mostly insurance and banks, and a chalkboard with "Russian Class / 1919-1920" and Russian writing underneath.
NotesSubject Note: Howard Bradstreet, a teacher at Hartford Public High School, was a member of the Mayor's Americanization Commitee. He appears in 2002.87.182 and at the back right in 2002.87.183.


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