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1985.134.704  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Four women in uniform and a cat
1985.134.704 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Four women in uniform and a cat

Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 9/16 x 2 3/8in. (9 x 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mary Phelps Morris
DescriptionThree young women in nurse uniforms with white aprons, white cuffs, dark bows at the collars and white caps. A fourth women, who appears to be African American, wears a white head covering and a white apron over a dark dress. The woman at the right holds a tabby cat. A large frame building is beyond a high wall in the background.
Object number1985.134.704
InscribedOn verso: "From left to right / Miss Brazeau / Miss Stoll / Dora the cook / Mrs. Terrell / Oliver Twist. / We three entered at about the same time."NotesSubject Note: Ann Stoll, a nurse, boarded at 31 Putnam Heights, Hartford. Mrs. Martha T. Terrell, a nurse, boarded at 55 Windsor Avenue, Hartford. A related photograph 1985.134.701 includes some of the same people and the same cat.
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