Hammonasset Beach State Park, Connecticut
PrinterPrinted by
Curt Teich & Co., Inc.
American
DistributorDistributed by
New Haven News Agency, Inc.
Dateabout 1960
MediumPhotomechanical prints; colored printer's inks on postcard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/8 x 5 1/4in. (7.9 x 13.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 5 1/2in. (8.9 x 14cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 5 1/2in. (8.9 x 14cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionMen and women, most wearing bathing trunks or bathing suits are walking on a wide boardwalk lined with benches and electric lights. One woman is wearing a two-piece bathing suit. A man in the foreground appears to be pushing a baby stroller. A trash can is at the left. The beach at the right is crowed with people, most lying or sitting on beach blankets, some with beach umbrellas. A lifeguard is in a lifeguard station. Two lifeboats are on the beach. The waters of Long Island Sound are in the background.
Object number1994.71.60
InscribedOn recto, lower margin, printed in black ink, "Hammonasset State Park"On verso, upper left, printed in greenish black ink, "HAMMONASSET STATE PARK / CONNECTICUT"; lower right, in pencil, accession number
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