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Frances Dapkus with the Meriden Symphony

PhotographerPhotographed by Allen E. Myers

Dateabout 1945

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/8 x 9 1/4in. (18.1 x 23.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 1/8 x 10in. (20.6 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift, Frances Budleski Dapkus Collection

DescriptionA group of men and women are seated in wooden chairs in an interior. Two additional men and a woman stand in the background. The men wear suits and the women wear dresses. Most hold musical instruments, including violins, violas, cellos, and a bass. Patterned wallpaper is on the walls in the background.

Object number2008.32.87

InscribedOn verso, lower margin, in pencil, "This is probably the 1st Meriden Symphony Orchestra ca. 1940s / Frances (Budleski) Dapkus is seated at the far right. Mrs. Marjorie Tower / is in the center, with cello."; lower right, in pencil, accession number

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