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Gift of Northeast Utilities, 1982.28.61  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Woman Putting Sunday Dinner in the Oven
Gift of Northeast Utilities, 1982.28.61 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Woman Putting Sunday Dinner in the Oven

Date1950
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/8 x 7in. (23.2 x 17.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 8in. (25.4 x 20.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Northeast Utilities
DescriptionA woman wearing a skirt and jacket suit and hat, holding gloves and a handbag stands next to an electric stove with the oven door open. She appears to be adjusting a dial on the stove. There is food on the rack in the oven including a roast, potatoes, a pie and a covered glass dish. The kitchen has cabinets and drawers in the background.
Object number1982.28.61
InscribedOn verso, in pencil, "The Men Who Help Take the Work Out of Housework June 50 issue / Illum p. 3"; and "Mrs. Anna Welch".; lower right, in pencil, accession number
NotesSubject Note: The photograph was published in the June 1950 Illuminator, page 3, in an article promoting electric appliances. (Finlay 12/26/2013)
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