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Gift of Paul J. Volpe, 2019.52.3, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
Staff Club Christmas Party
Gift of Paul J. Volpe, 2019.52.3, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Staff Club Christmas Party

Date1939
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 7 15/16 × 9 15/16in. (20.2 × 25.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Paul J. Volpe
Object number2019.52.3
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of eight women at the 1939 Gay Nineties themed Staff Club Christmas Dinner at the Hartford Golf Club. Seven of the women are wearing gowns and hairstyles inspired by the 1890s, one wears men’s clothing also inspired by the 1890s and a false mustache. The women have been identified on the reverse as Miss Peg Koler, Miss Buswell, Frances Fitch, Gloria Cunningham, Judy Simkins, Miss Prendergast, Rose Kicarny, and Ann Kerrigan.
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