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Museum purchase, 1995.36.1740  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Group Portrait
Museum purchase, 1995.36.1740 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Group Portrait

PhotographerPhotographed by William G. Dudley American, 1877 - 1934
Date1916-1927
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionA group of children, possibly school children, including three girls and nine boys, are formally arranged in two rows, the front row seated, the back row standing. One woman, possibly a teacher, is seated in the center.
Object number1995.36.1740
NotesSubject Note: Photograph is probably a copy of much earlier photograph, possibly dating from the 1860s. Some of the figures also appear to be out of scale, suggesting that the photograph could be a composite. (Finlay 2/22/2014)
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