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Museum purchase, 1999.16.67  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Governor John Davis Lodge, Danbury Fair
Museum purchase, 1999.16.67 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Governor John Davis Lodge, Danbury Fair

Date1951-1955
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 5/8 x 9 1/2in. (19.4 x 24.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionTwo men wearing overcoats, hats, and scarves, stand in the foreground. One man is putting on his gloves. A crowd in the background includes a state trooper in uniform. Additional men look on from the windows and balconies of large Georgian style brick building. A "No Parking" sign is at the left.
Object number1999.16.67
InscribedOn verso, in blue ink, "Gov. John Davis Lodge"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The Danbury Fair was an annual exhibition held in Danbury between 1821 and 1981. At first a traditional agricultural fair, the event later included large fiberglass sculptures, stock car racing, and amusement park rides. The former fairground is now (2011) the site of the Danbury Fair Mall. (Finlay 3/25/2011)

Date Note: John Lodge was governor of Connecticut from 1951 to 1955. (Finlay 7/15/2011)
On View
Not on view
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Ridgefield Photo Shop
1951
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R. W. Mannion
about 1975
Museum purchase, 1999.16.62  , © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
about 1950
Sliding.
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
1857-1867
Museum purchase,  1999.16.326,  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Ridgefield Photo Shop
1951
Gift of Mrs. Richard Koopman, 1999.106.6a,b  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
G. Fox and Co.
about 1980s
Museum purchase, 1999.16.338  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Clarence F. Korker
about 1950