Singing Festival, American Union of Swedish Singers, June 8,9,10 1939
PhotographerPhotographed by
Matthew H. Press
American, born 1883
Date1939
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 x 17 1/4in. (22.9 x 43.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 3/4 x 19 1/8in. (27.3 x 48.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 3/4 x 19 1/8in. (27.3 x 48.6cm)
Credit LineGift of the Manchester Historical Society
DescriptionA large group of men, most of them wearing light-colored trousers, dark jackets, and beaked caps stand on the steps of the Connecticut State Library.
Object number2011.425.0
MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "MATTHEW H. PRESS / Photographer / 302 ASYLUM ST. HARTFORD, CONN."InscribedOn recto, lower margin, in emulsion, "SINGING FESTIVAL / AMERICAN UNION OF SWEDISH SINGERS / EASTERN DIVISION - HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT - JUNE 8, 9, 10, 1939"On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The Swedish singers serenaded Governor Baldwin on the steps of the Connecticut State Capitol on the afternoon of Friday 9 June 1939. Other performances took place at the State Armory and the Bushnell Memorial. (Finlay 12/14/2011)
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