Gift of Terry Harlow, 2023.68.21, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, In copyright

Billboards and Uniroyal covered walkway, Naugatuck

PhotographerPhotographed by Charles Reich (1944 - 2014)

Date1979-1985

MediumPhotography; platinum on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/2 × 9 1/2in. (19.1 × 24.1cm) Sheet (height x width): 8 7/16 × 11in. (21.4 × 27.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Terry Harlow

Object number2023.68.21

DescriptionPhotograph of two billboards at an intersection, probably in Naugatuck, Connecticut. There is a covered pedestrian walkway with logos for Uniroyal (styled UniRoyal) and U.S. Rubber on the side in front of the intersection. The billboard on the left is for Bill Ratchford, a U.S. Congressman representing Connecticut's 5th District. It says, "RE-ELECT / Bill Ratchford / Leadership / Working For You ["you" underlined]." The one on the right is an anti-abortion ad. It says, "abortion / They're forgetting someone." Between the two lines of text, there is an image of a heartbeat line and a silhouette of a fetus.

NotesPlace depicted note: The location of the intersection in this photograph is not definitively Naugatuck, although it most likely is: U.S. Rubber was founded in Naugatuck, and Bill Ratchford represented Naugatuck in Connecticut's 5th district in the 1970s and '80s.

Status

Not on view