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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.
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