Insurance City Band at Pope Park, Hartford, Evening of July 4, 1958
PhotographerPhotographed by
Ted Kosinski
American
Date1958
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 3/8 x 9 3/8in. (18.7 x 23.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Barbara G. Stanton
DescriptionMen wearing white shirts and neckties are playing band instruments including oboes, French horns, a tuba, and drums. Most men wear eyeglasses. Music stands hold the score to "South Pacific." The conductor stands at the right, wearing a white jacket and holding a baton. It is night; electric lights hang from a wire in the background.
Object number2012.459.0
InscribedOn recto, lower right, in black ink, "To my friends / John & / Irma / Rosenberg / H. R. Halbauer"On verso, in black ink, "Insurance City Band / Hartford, Conn. / H. R. Halbauer, Director / Pope Park, Hartford, Ct. / Evening of July 4th, 1958 / Audience: Upwards of 60,000 people (estimated)"; lower right, in pencil, acccession numberNotesSubject Note: Henry Halbauer was the conductor of the Insurance City Band. (Finlay 9/11/2012)
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