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Museum purchase, 1999.16.195,   © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Wally Hall, Singer and Dancer at Danbury Fair
Museum purchase, 1999.16.195, © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Wally Hall, Singer and Dancer at Danbury Fair

Dateabout 1950
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/4 x 7 1/4in. (23.5 x 18.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 8in. (25.4 x 20.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a young man with wavy hair. He is wearing a uniform with epaulettes and a bow tie. He is smiling.
Object number1999.16.195
InscribedOn verso, lengthy inscriptions in blue ink list productions in which Wally Hall appeared; lower left, 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)
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of Clifford T. Alderman  2012.233.38  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Joseph Neff & Bro.
    1861-1865
    The Soldier's Adieu.
    D. W. Kellogg & Co.
    1830-1840
    Museum purchase, 1970.46.0  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Case & Skinner
    1840-1843
    The Waltz.
    D. W. Kellogg & Co.
    1830-1840
    The Soldier's Adieu.
    E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
    1847
    The Soldier's Return.
    E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
    1847
    Military Execution.
    D. W. Kellogg & Co.
    1830-1840
    Gift of George W. Cheney, III, Katherine C. Chappell and Mary C. Nelson, 1997.108.11, Connectic…
    George Wells Cheney Jr.
    about 1942
    Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, 2025.1.3, Connecticut Museum of Culture a…
    Unknown
    June 1857