1193rd Company C.C.C., Windsor, Conn.
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
George H. Smith
American, died 1988
PhotographerPhotographed by
Merritt
Date1935-1937
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/4 x 29 1/2in. (18.4 x 74.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 30in. (20.3 x 76.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 30in. (20.3 x 76.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Lorraine Smith Beckwith, Nancy Smith Piella, and Seth David Smith Piella, in memory of George H. Smith.
DescriptionA large group of men wearing uniforms pose for a formal group portrait outdoors in front of a frame building. Some men are African-American. One man holds a bugle. The men in the front row are seated on a grassy lawn. Trees are in the background.
Object number2009.207.59
InscribedOn recto, lower center, in negative, "1193rd Company C.C.C. / WINDSOR, CONN. / Capt. J.G. Farren Commanding / LIEUT. ISENBERG, LIEUT. HORTON, A.W. JACK, CAMP SPT., SR. FILIP CAMP SURGEON."On verso, upper right, in black ink, "Geo. Smith / 36 Margaret La. / Glastonbury"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Camp Britton, a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Windsor, opened on September 12, 1935 and closed on May 2, 1937.
On View
Not on view
Duszak's Picture Service
1977
