Boys Playing on Street, North Street, Hartford
Dateabout 1910
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 5/16 x 6 5/16in. (11 x 16cm)
DescriptionGroup of children play a game using a stick to toss wooden pegs into a hoop in the middle of a street. Most of the boys wear knickers and caps. Some are barefoot. Girls wear short dresses and stockings. Some children sit on the sidewalk. A frame house, a picket fence and an arbor are in the background.
Object number1991.200.0
InscribedOn verso: "Playground Story / Children in street emphasize need of Playground."NotesSubject Note: North Street was an Italian neighborhood in the early 20th century.On View
Not on view