Museum purchase, 1999.16.299 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

United Hatters, Cap & Millinery Workers Union, Danbury Fair

Dateabout 1950

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 1/2in. (19.1 x 24.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionTwo women and three men stand in front of signs that read "[W]ORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION - The Union Label is a Mark of Merit" "To be well dressed / Wear a Hat - Wear a / Union Made Hat" "UNITED HATTERS, CAP & MILLINERY WKRS. INT. UNION." The men are wearing hats and overcoats. Another hat and a hat box are on a small table in the foreground. The women are wearing hats and coats and the woman in the foreground is wearing short boots.

Object number1999.16.299

InscribedOn verso, lower right, 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)

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