Miss Barbour's School, 44 Beacon Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Date1900-1902
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper in cardboard ,at
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 3/4 x 9 3/4in. (19.7 x 24.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 9 1/2 x 11 1/2in. (24.1 x 29.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 9 1/2 x 11 1/2in. (24.1 x 29.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mary B. Fenn
DescriptionStudents and teachers at Miss Barber's School pose in front of an ivy-covered wall. Twelve young women in the back row are standing. Nine young women in the second row are seated in chairs. Eight girls in the front row are seated cross-legged on oriental rugs on the ground. Most older girls wear skirts and white blouses with a tie at the neck. Younger girls wear dresses and pinafores. Two girls wear sailor blouses. Several girls have bows in their hair.
Object number2007.50.0
InscribedOn separate sheet of paper taped to verso of mat, in black ink, "Miss Barber's School South Beacon St. Hartford 1900-02? / Top Row Left to Right / 1. Mary Pratt Lewis (teacher) 2. Beatrix Fox 3. [blank] 4. [blank] 5. Gretchen Deming 6. Marion Stedman / Top Row continued / 7. Irene Dimock 8. [blank] 9. Margaret Porter 10. Jessie Abrams 11. [blank] 12. Miss Barber / Middle Row / 1. Bessie Gorton 2. Miss Booth (teacher) 3. Inez Brainerd 4. Helen Whittlesey 5. Isabel Barbour / Middle Row continued / 6. Genevieve Chase 7. Ruth Collins 8. Adelaide Stoughton 9. [blank] / Bottom Row / 1. ? Stratton twin 2. Nadine Bolles 3. Josephine Stedman 4. Majorie Hubbard 5. Mildred Quigley / twin / Bottom Row continued / 7. Helen Lyman 8. ? Stratton / A Twin; on verso of mat, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: According to the Hartford City Directories, Lucy A. Barbour (not Barber) operated a private school at her home at 44 Beacon Street. Teachers Mary P. Lewis and Minnie Day Booth both boarded at 44 Beacon Street. (Finlay 3/24/2008)On View
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