Hartford Police Ball Nine
PhotographerPhotographed by
Charles T. Stuart
American, 1856 - 1902
Date1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 7/16in. (19 x 24cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Honiss Oyster House Company
DescriptionStudio portrait of a group of men in suits in front of painted studio backdrop. Some men sit on ornate carved arms chairs. A small carved and upholstered footstool in the foreground. Some men have mustaches. Some wear celluloid collars.
Object number1982.80.1000
InscribedInscribed on mount above image: "Top row Frank Cowley - Ed Beecher / 2nd Row John Hurley - Maurice Foley - Dr. Rowley - James Moran - John Jordan / 1st Row - Larry Lacey - John Henry - Dr. Naylor - Edward O'Brien - Leo Butler - Capt. Tobin." Inscribed below: "Hartford Police Ball Nine of 1900."NotesSubject Note: Francis T. Cowley, Jr. and John M. Henry were superintendents of police. Edward Beecher and James P. Moran were policemen. John F. Butler was a police sergeant. Edward F. O'Brien was a police patrol driver. James H. Naylor was a physician at 153 Main Street. Albert M. Rowley was a physician at 143 Main Street.Subject Terms
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