Santa and Toddler, Christmas 1955
Date1955
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/8 x 9in. (18.1 x 22.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Credit LineGift of Northeast Utilities
DescriptionA man wearing a Santa Claus suit and hat is holding a small girl wearing what appears to be a velvet coat and cap and a package wrapped in G. Fox wrapping paper. He is also wearing a false beard and eyebrows and makeup indicates wrinkles by his mouth and eyes.
Object number1982.28.51
InscribedOn verso, upper center, in pencil, "Sharon Loomis 3 1/4 x 3 1/4"; lower left, in pencil, "Christmas 1955 / Illum Feb 1956"; lower right, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Photograph was taken at a Christmas party for Hartford Electric Light Company employees. (Finlay 12/16/2011)On View
Not on view