Men Playing Checkers at Hillyer Institute
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateearly 20th century
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 3/8 x 9 1/4in. (18.7 x 23.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 7/8 x 9 3/4in. (20 x 24.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 7/8 x 9 3/4in. (20 x 24.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the YMCA of Greater Hartford
DescriptionMen are seated at long wooden folding tables in a large room. Game boards, apparently checkerboards, and checkers are on the table. Other men stand behind the players, looking over their shoulders. A sign over a door reads "HILLYER INSTITUTE / EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT". A clock is on the wall at the left. Electric light fixtures hang from the ceiling.
Object number2006.109.1
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The Hillyer Institute was founded in 1893 to provide training for the young working men of Hartford. Originally part of the YMCA, it eventually became Hillyer College, a part of the University of Hartford. (Finlay 3/24/2011)On View
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