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1975.74.0  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
The Continental Vocalists, Hartford
1975.74.0 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

The Continental Vocalists, Hartford

Dateabout 1885
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 7/8 x 3 15/16in. (15 x 10cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionGroup of four men wearing eighteenth-century costume, including knee breeches, hose and coats, posed in front of an American flag and an oval framed portrait of George Washington.
Object number1975.74.0
InscribedOn verso: "The Continental Vocalists / Left to Right - / William R. Frisbie, Branford, Ct. / J.W. Smith, So. Glastonbury, Ct. / C.W. Huntington, Htfd., Ct. / W.D. Franklin, Rocky Hill, Ct."NotesSubject Note: An article in the Hartford Courant in 1886 described the Continental Vocalists as "a choir from Deep River." Charles W. Huntington was an organist and music teacher in Hartford.
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