Girls' Activities
PhotographerPhotographed by
Edward Saxe
American, died 1975
Dateafter 1963
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/4 x 9in. (18.4 x 22.9cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the YMCA of Greater Hartford
DescriptionTeen-aged girls are learning to knit and playing an "Indian Game" that involves kneeling on the floor and raising their arms above their heads. Girls wear skirts and blouses. Some wear sweaters or eyeglasses. A blackboard is in the background of each photograph. One blackboard reads: "1. TURKEY / 2. POTATOES / 3. CRANBERRYS / 4. MILK / 5. STUFFING / 6. ROLLS / 7. TURNIPS...." A screen is rolled up above the blackboard.
Object number2006.109.19-.21
Inscribed2006.109.21: on verso, upper right, in pencil, "Alternate for double spread / Y-TEENS / INDIAN GAME"All photographs: on verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numbersNotesSubject Note: Girls and women were first accepted as members of the Hartford YMCA by a vote of the Board of Directors in 1963. (Finlay 3/24/2011)
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