Rabbi about to bleed chicken, Charles Street, Hartford, July 25, 1912
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1912
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 3/4 x 6 11/16in. (12 x 17cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionBearded wearing a suit, tie and hat uses a straight razor to slit a chicken's throat over a large metal waste container. A man in a suit and a straw hat smoking a cigar looks on from the right. Horse-drawn vehicles and brick commercial buildings, some with signs, are in the background.
Object number2000.201.50
InscribedOn verso: "Rabbi about to bleed / chicken in orthodox style, / Charles St. July 25, 1912."On View
Not on view
