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The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2007.53.4  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Photograph of Governor Thomas J. Meskill
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2007.53.4 © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Photograph of Governor Thomas J. Meskill

SubjectPortrait of Thomas J. Meskill Jr. American, 1928 - 2007
Date1970-1974
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionBust-length studio portrait of a man wearing a suit jacket, shirt, and striped necktie.
Object number2007.53.4
InscribedOn recto, upper left, in blue ink, "To Joe Burns / with every good wish from / Tom Meskill"

On verso, lower center, in blue ink, "State of Conn 11 1/2 x 13 1/2 110 2" 111 reg gl"; lower right, in pencil, accession number
NotesSubject Note: Thomas J. Meskill (1928-2007) served as Governor of Connecticut from 1970 to 1975; Joseph B. Burns was Commissioner of Transportation, Executive Secretary, and founder of the State Lottery.
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Not on view
Gift of Audrey D. Brett and M. Adler Dobkin, 1999.164.52  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Soc…
Thomas J. Meskill Jr.
1970
Estate of Florence S. M. Crofut, gift of Mrs. George Day, 1974.50.157, Connecticut Historical S…
Thomas Knowlton
Gift of Nora Oakes Howard, 2017.41.67, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
Thomas F. Oakes
c. 1945
Bequest of Thomas Robbins, 1856.1.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyri…
Reverend Thomas Robbins
1801
Gift of Dr. Sidney R. Kennedy, Jr., 1965.49.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyrig…
Thomas Kimberly Brace
Gift of Nora Oakes Howard, 2017.41.64, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
Thomas F. Oakes
c. 1945
Gift of Miss Cornelia Gross and Mr. Spencer Gross, 1975.98.0 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical …
Thomas McManus
about 1923
Museum collection, 1847.3.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
Thomas Day
1847