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Image Not Available for Plumbing class, Hillyer Institute, Y.M.C.A., Hartford, 1898.
Plumbing class, Hillyer Institute, Y.M.C.A., Hartford, 1898.
Image Not Available for Plumbing class, Hillyer Institute, Y.M.C.A., Hartford, 1898.

Plumbing class, Hillyer Institute, Y.M.C.A., Hartford, 1898.

Date1898
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 7/8 x 9 13/16in. (20 x 25cm)
DescriptionEight young men and boys stand at workbenches working on different kinds of pipes. Tools, including a vise and a file, are on the tables. A sink and what appears to be a water heater are in the background. Most of the men wear vests and neckties. One man wears a turtleneck jersey. A boy wears a cap, a striped shirt and suspenders. A blackboard at the back of the room reads "Hillyer Inst[itute]" Electric light bulbs hang from wires.
Object number1993.37.5
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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