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Image Not Available for Class at Hillyer Institute, Y.M.C.A., Hartford, ca. 1900.
Class at Hillyer Institute, Y.M.C.A., Hartford, ca. 1900.
Image Not Available for Class at Hillyer Institute, Y.M.C.A., Hartford, ca. 1900.

Class at Hillyer Institute, Y.M.C.A., Hartford, ca. 1900.

Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 7/8 x 9 13/16in. (20 x 25cm)
DescriptionYoung men seated at school desks in a classroom. All of the men wear suits, some have very visible celluloid collars. One older man has a mustache. Text books are piled on a table at the front of the room. Some students have books on their desks. A wicker wastebasket is under the table. A map of the United States is on the wall. Electric light bulbs with shades hang from the paneled ceiling on wires.
Object number1993.37.21
NotesSubject Note: The Hillyer Institute was the Educational Department of the Hartford YMCA. The YMCA was located at 315-323 Pearl Street, at the corner of Jewell Street.
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