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Museum purchase, 2006.108.0  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
George and Ruth Stone
Museum purchase, 2006.108.0 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

George and Ruth Stone

Dateabout 1925
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 3/8 x 6in. (21.3 x 15.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 9/16 x 6 3/8in. (21.7 x 16.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a man and a woman standing outdoors. She is wearing a dress with a scalloped collar. He is wearing a suit, a vest, a shirt with a celluloid collar, and a necktie. He has a mustache and is wearing eyeglasses. He is bald. He has his arm around his wife. Leafless trees and buildings are in the background.
Object number2006.108.0
InscribedOn verso, in pencil, "George & Ruth Stone, Stonington, CT, married in 1919"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: According to the 1920 and 1930 Federal Census, George H. Stone was born about 1889. His wife, Ruth Stone, was born about 1894. They lived in North Stonington and he was a partner in a grocery store. (Finlay 2/5/2011)
On View
Not on view
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