Albie Booth as a Business Man
SubjectPortrait of
Albie Booth
American, 1908 - 1959
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1935
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 9/16 x 8 3/8in. (16.7 x 21.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 15/16 x 8 5/8in. (17.6 x 21.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 15/16 x 8 5/8in. (17.6 x 21.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Minneapolis Public Library
DescriptionA young man wearing a plaid jacket, a striped necktie, a white shirt, and a wrist watch is seated at a desk holding a pen. A clipboard, a wire basket, several notebooks, and papers are on the desk. Additional papers are in pigeonholes on a counter behind him. A glass partition in the right background appears to adjoin another office.
Object number2001.136.8
MarkingsOn verso, stamped in red ink, "SEP 5 1936 AM". Stamped in black ink, "...UNITED PRESS PHOTO / This picture may not be syndicated, rented / loaned nor used for advertising purposes. / The Associated Press."; newpaper clipping affixed to verso: "New Haven, Conn.--Remember Albie Booth, Yale's mighty / little back of a few years ago? Well, here's Little Albie, a busi-/ ness man now, sitting at his desk in a New Haven ice cream concern."InscribedOn verso, inscribed in pencil: "2 col / Sept 20 [?]"; accession number at lower right.NotesSubject Note: Albert J. Booth, Jr., "Albie Booth," was a three-sport captain and football star at Yale from 1929 to 1931. He scored all three touchdowns in the 21-13 upset of Army in 1930.On View
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