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1995.36.339   © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
International Business Machines sales meeting, Hartford, ca. 1920.
1995.36.339 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

International Business Machines sales meeting, Hartford, ca. 1920.

PhotographerPhotographed by William G. Dudley American, 1877 - 1934
Dateabout 1920
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionThree women and thirty men dressed in suits are seated in a meeting room. Signs on the wall read: "Think" "Business is Better" "Think in Big Figures" "Self Supervision is the Best Supervision" "One Man Speak [sic] at a Time" "Red Tape Makes Red Figures" "Think Clearly - Speak Plainly" "Say the Thing that Ought to be Said" "Be an Optimist" "What is meant by a Star Salesman is a regular, ordinary human being who works for orders instead of wishing for them" "Sell the Entire Line." There are electric fans mounted on the wall and a telephone on a shelf at the right. Two lights with shades hang from the ceiling.
Object number1995.36.339
NotesSubject Note: The Hartford office of the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) was located at 118 Main Street.
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
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    Nancy Dunham
    about 1805
    Pitcher
    Unknown
    1795-1810
    Community History Project Collection, 2022.20.5b, Connecticut Historical Society, In Copyright,…
    Tyrone Bynum
    2022 April 28
    Community History Project Collection, 2022.20.23b, Connecticut Historical Society, In Copyright…
    Emmett McMullan
    2022 July 11
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    Peter Moran
    2022 July 7
    Sons of Temperance.
    Elijah Chapman Kellogg
    1850-1851
    Sons of Temperance.
    Elijah Chapman Kellogg
    1850-1851
    Bowl
    Unknown
    late 18th century
    Community History Project Collection, 2022.20.32b, Connecticut Historical Society, In Copyright
    Abbie Cowan
    2022 August 10