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Gift of Susan Palmer, 2012.544.7,   © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
John Edward Lay and Genevieve Shields Lay
Gift of Susan Palmer, 2012.544.7, © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

John Edward Lay and Genevieve Shields Lay

Dateabout 1905
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/8 x 6 11/16in. (23.2 x 17cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/8 x 6 11/16in. (23.2 x 17cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Susan Palmer
DescriptionFormal studio portrait of a young man and a young woman. He is seated, with his legs crossed, wearing a suit, necktie, and a shirt with a celluloid collar. She is standing, wearing a blouse decorated with ruching and a long skirt. A painted studio backdrop is in the backgroun.
Object number2012.544.7
InscribedOn verso, lower margin, in pencil, "Son of photographer H. E. Lay / John Edward Lay & Genevieve Shields Lay"; lower right margin, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: John Edward Lay (1884-1959) was the son of the Hartford photographer Horace E. Lay. Genevieve Shields Lay was his wife.
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of Susan Palmer, 2022.53.14, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright
    Genevieve Shields Lay
    6 July 1906
    Dr. Daniel Cantarow
    Elmer Chickering
    about 1900
    Gift of Rose Pastula, 2010.425.1  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    1915
    Gift of Susan Palmer, 2012.544.1 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Horace E. Lay
    early 20th century
    2004.73.69
    Madden
    about 1905
    2003.182.124
    Joseph A. Vitkus
    1900-1920
    Gift of H. Thomas Cornelius, 2009.86.2  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    before 1925
    Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.50  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Richard S. DeLamater
    1887-1890