COVID-19 Testing Site Sign, Pope Park, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Kerri Ana Provost
Date7 June 2020
Mediumborn digital photography
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Kerri Provost
Object number2020.66.11
DescriptionBorn digital photograph of a handwritten sign in Spanish affixed to a brick column in Pope Park in Hartford, Connecticut. The sign reads, "COVID19 / Sitio de Gratis / preuba / Haz una cita / llama / (401) 636-4516." The English translation is "COVID19 / Free site / test / Make an appointment / call / (401) 636-4516."
COVID-19 test sites began opening in neighborhoods around Hartford about two months into the pandemic. This photograph was taken at the Pope Park Recreation Center in the Frog Hollow neighborhood of Hartford. Frog Hollow has a large population of people who speak Spanish as their first language. There were a number of signs in English at this test site, but only this handwritten sign had information in Spanish.
COVID-19 test sites began opening in neighborhoods around Hartford about two months into the pandemic. This photograph was taken at the Pope Park Recreation Center in the Frog Hollow neighborhood of Hartford. Frog Hollow has a large population of people who speak Spanish as their first language. There were a number of signs in English at this test site, but only this handwritten sign had information in Spanish.
Status
Not on view
Kerri Ana Provost
19 May 2020
2022 July 8
