Wilson Wilde with Jimmy Carter, Ella Grasso, and Others
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1975-1980
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 1/2 x 9 1/2in. (16.5 x 24.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 1/2 x 9 1/2in. (16.5 x 24.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 1/2 x 9 1/2in. (16.5 x 24.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Charles Anthony, Jr.
DescriptionPresident Jimmy Carter, wearing a suit, a white shirt, and a striped necktie, is speaking into a microphone. Connecticut Governor Ella Grasso stands beside him, wearing a skirt and jacket. Other men include Wilson Wilde and Christopher Dodd. One man has a beard and mustache. One wears eyeglasses. An American flag is at the right. The group is standing in front of the Old State House in Hartford, Connecticut.
Object number2013.84.0
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in black ink, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Identified from l-r: Chris Dodd; Abe Ribicoff; George Athanson, Mayor of Hartford; Ella Grasso; Jimmy Carter; unidentified in background; Wilson Wilde; and unidentified. (Lee 5/16/2013)Date Note: The photograph was probably taken while Ella Grasso was Governor of Connecticut, between 1975 and 1980. (Finlay 4/30/2103) Possibly April 27, 1976 when Jimmy Carter campaigned in Connecticut and was at a press conference in Hartford. (Frank 21Oct2020)
Subject Note: Wilson Wilde was President and Chief Executive of Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company through 1994. (Finlay 4/30/2013)
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