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1964.42.1.18  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Two Nurses: Daisy Lewis and Lottie Beck, Hartford
1964.42.1.18 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Two Nurses: Daisy Lewis and Lottie Beck, Hartford

PhotographerPhotographed by Charles T. Stuart American, 1856 - 1902
Dateabout 1898
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 7/8 x 4 5/16in. (15 x 11cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionStudio portrait of two nurses. Both women wear uniforms consisting of white aprons over striped dresses with white cuffs and ties. Both wear nurses' caps. The woman at the right wears a locket. The woman at the left sits in a wicker armchair. A painted backdrop is behind them.
Object number1964.42.1.18
InscribedOn recto, inscribed in image: (left) "Daisy / Lewis" (right) "Lottie / Beck."

On verso: "H.J. Waterman."
NotesSubject Note: Lottie E. Beck boarded at 75 Allen Place. Daisy Lewis lived at 48 Church Street. Both are listed as nurses in the Hartford city directory.
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
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    B. Wolfson
    about 1895
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    Unknown
    1890-1909
    1964.42.1.24  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Rogers Studio
    about 1915
    Nurse's Smock
    Unknown
    1917-1918
    Nurse's Uniform Apron
    Crofut family
    about 1916-1917
    Gift of Rosemary and Mimi Cardwell, 2018.11.36, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History colle…
    Beatrice Silverman Gold
    c. 1962-1967
    1985.134.702  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    about 1900