Gift of Paul R. McMahon, Jr., 2006.51.17 © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Burr School, Hartford

ArchitectDesigned by John J. McMahon American, 1875 - 1958

Dateabout 1914

MediumPhotomechanical print (half-tone); printer's ink on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 13/16 x 7in. (9.7 x 17.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 1/4 x 9 1/2in. (15.9 x 24.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Paul R. McMahon, Jr.

DescriptionView of the front entrance to the Alfred E. Burr Grammar School in Hartford. Three men stand on the front steps of the building. The inscription above the front doorway says, "ALFRED E. BURR SCHOOL". Two leafless elm trees grow in the grassy lawn in front of the building.

Object number2006.51.17

InscribedOn recto, in lower center beneath the image, printed in black ink, "THE ALFRED E. BURR GRAMMAR SCHOOL / South District, Hartford, Conn. / WHITON & MCMAHON, HARTFORD, Architects."; in lower center, beneath the printed inscription, in pencil, "c. 1914.";
On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number.

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