Cheney Hall, Manchester

PhotographerPhotographed by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009

Date1972-1976

MediumPhotography; color Polaroid instant print on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/8 x 3in. (7.9 x 7.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/8 x 3 1/2in. (10.5 x 8.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family

DescriptionPolaroid photograph of Cheney Hall in Manchester, Connecticut. The Second Empire building bears two signs, one that say, "Pilgrim" and the other that says, "Mister Fabric."

Object number2012.284.605

MarkingsVerso of print, stamped in black: manufacturer's number

Bottom right, stamped in black ink: "POLAROID"NotesDate Note: The Polaroid SX-70, which is the camera Welling used, was manufactured from 1972-1981. Cheney Hall was a fabric emporium from 1925 until 1976.

Subject Note: Cheney Hall was originally intended as an entertainment center for employees of the Cheney Silk Manufacturing Company. For a time in the 1960s and 1970s it served as a fabric store. From the late twentieth century into the twenty-first century it was used for performances by Little Theater of Manchester.

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