Schaber Family at Home
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1947-1954
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 3/16 x 3 1/16in. (10.6 x 7.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/4 x 3 1/2in. (13.3 x 8.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Lynda Mikoleit
Object number2004.46.2-.20
DescriptionAmateur snapshots of men, women, boys, and girls. In some photographs it is summer, in others, it is winter and snow is on the ground. One interior of a living room includes a Christmas tree and a television set in a large wooden cabinet. Others include a fireplace, framed pictures, upholstered armchairs, a footstool, a hassock, a corner cupboard, lamps, a telephone, and patterned wallpaper. Exteriors include a flower garden in the shape of an American flag, an automobile, a boy with a bow and arrow, toy sailboats, a rowboat, a bicycle with bunting in the wheel spokes, a tent, and a paperboy with a bag that reads: "The / Hartford Times". A white frame house with a brick chimney, a picket fence, and louvered shutters appears in the background of several photographs.
NotesSubject Note: According to the donor, most photographs were taken at the Schaber family home, 114 Grant Street, Hartford. According to the inscriptions on the versos, others were taken at Elizabeth Park, Stanley Park, Beachland Park, or at the Schaffenberger's. (Finlay 7/12/2004)Subject Note: According to the donor and to notes on the versos, most people are members of the Schaber family, including Lisbeth Schaber, Herman Richard Schaber, and Richard Schaber. Other people include Lilian and Joseph LeBlanc and Clara and Hugo Ungethun. (Finlay 7/12/2004)
Status
Not on view
