Museum purchase, 1995.36.1636 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

A Man and a Child Seated on a Couch

PhotographerPhotographed by William G. Dudley American, 1877 - 1934

Date1916-1927

MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass

DimensionsPlate (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionA man sits in a chair inside a room. The man wears a dark three piece suit and a necktie. He is facing a little girl who is seated on a sofa beside him. A doll is beside the girl, and she holds a box in her hands. A throw pillow with a floral pattern is to the left of the girl.

Object number1995.36.1636

NotesSubject Note: The child in this photograph is presumably Muriel Armstrong. The man is presumably her father, David F. Armstrong. The same couch appears in another photograph of the interior of the Armstrong family home in Groton, Connecticut. Muriel Armstrong was born June 15, 1914. (Finlay 11/20/2013)

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