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Museum purchase, 2006.93.17. © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Home Guard, Collinsville, 1917
Museum purchase, 2006.93.17. © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Home Guard, Collinsville, 1917

Date1917
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 7/8 x 9 5/8in. (17.5 x 24.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 7/8 x 9 5/8in. (17.5 x 24.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionMen in army uniforms stand, sit, and recline on a grassy lawn in front of a picket fence and frame houses. Most men hold rifles. Some wear eyeglasses. Two have mustaches. Vines grow on trellises beside the house at the left. Large trees, including what appears to be an elm, are in the background.
Object number2006.93.17
InscribedOn verso, upper left, in pencil, "June"; center, in black ink, "Home Guard 1917 / Collinsville"; lower right, in pencil, accession number.
On View
Not on view
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