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Gift of George P. Kotowicz, 2003.228.3  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
35th Anniversary Dinner of Fuller Brush Company, May 12, 1941
Gift of George P. Kotowicz, 2003.228.3 © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.

35th Anniversary Dinner of Fuller Brush Company, May 12, 1941

Date1941
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 5/8 x 9 9/16in. (19.3 x 24.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 1/16 x 9 15/16in. (20.5 x 25.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of George P. Kotowicz
DescriptionA group of men are at a dinner, standing and seated at tables covered with white table cloths. The men are wearing suits, shirts, and neckties. Some of the men are wearing eyeglasses. Some wear carnations on their lapels. Flower arrangements, cups and saucers, cream pitchers and sugar bowls, napkins, ashtrays, books, and boxes are on the tables. Some men ate smiling. One man speaks into a microphone. A loudspeaker system is in the corners of the room, connected by wires. Electric lights hang from the ceiling. A sign above a door reads "EXIT"; lettering on the door reads "DO NOT ENTER".
Object number2003.228.1-.3
NotesSubject Note: According to an article that appeared in the Hartford Courant on May 9, 1941, the dinner to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Fuller Brush Co. by Alfred Fuller was held at the Hotel Bond. (Finlay 3/17/2009)
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