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, 1976.39.15  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
New York Laundry
, 1976.39.15 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

New York Laundry

Date1917
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 1/8 x 7 1/16in. (13 x 18cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionSix men stand in front of a one-story wooden building with a sign that reads: "Branch C / {Ne]w York L[ajund]ry." Two of the men wear suits and hats. The two men at the right appear to be African Americans. They wear caps, vests and jackets and stand beside two delivery trucks, one with a sign that reads: "New York Lau[ndry]."
Object number1976.39.15
InscribedOn verso: "Probably E. Hartford." "L.R. Foster [or Fowler] / Mar. 1, 1918."
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