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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.707  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Bellevue Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.707 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Bellevue Hotel, Washington, D.C.

PhotographerPhotographed by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Dateafter 1972
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 the Bellevue Hotel in Washington, D.C. The name of the hotel is visible on a blue awning outside the multi-story building. A red sandwich sign is open on the sidewalk below it, but it is unreadable.
Object number2012.284.707
MarkingsVerso of print, stamped in black: manufacturer's number

Bottom right, stamped in black ink: "POLAROID 2"
NotesDate Note: The Polaroid SX-70, which is the camera Welling used, was manufactured from 1972-1981. The Bellevue Hotel was reopened as the Hotel George in 1998.
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