Hartford Electric Light Company Employees Arriving at the Rosewood Restaurant, Simsbury
Date1955
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 5/16 x 9 1/4 x 8 x 10in. (18.6 x 23.5 x 20.3 x 25.4cm)
Credit LineGift of Northeast Utilities
DescriptionSeven young women, most wearing shorts, stand beside a Connecticut Company bus with a sign that reads "HARTFORD." An advertisement on the front of the bus reads "The word's getting around / Hull's EXPORT Beer / is TOPS." Two women wear sunglasses. One wears a skirt. One wears pedal pushers and a sweater. Most wear tennis shoes and ankle socks; one wears sandals. A sign in the background reads "ROSEWOOD / RESTAURANT / LOBSTER - STEAKS / CHOPS." A frame building is in the right background.
Object number1982.28.63
MarkingsOn verso, upper right, stamped in blue ink, "1853"; upper center, orange paper label, printed in black ink, "BASIL L. SMITH SYSTEM / Nation Wide Publication Engraving / P.O. Box 8169 PHILADELPHIA 1, PA."InscribedOn verso, upper center, in pencil, "Aug. Ill. 1955 / pg. 10-11 / Rosewood, Simsbury"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Photograph depicts a company outing to the Rosewood Restaurant in Simsbury, Connecticut.On View
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