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1985.134.701  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Nurses, Elderly Woman and Cat, Hartford
1985.134.701 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Nurses, Elderly Woman and Cat, Hartford

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 women wearing nurses uniforms consisting of long white aprons over long-sleeved dresses. They also wear large hats. Two women hold what appear to be medical bags. A seated elderly woman holds a cat in her lap. A willow tree is behind a vine-covered wall.
Object number1985.134.701
InscribedSubject Note: "right to left / [Miss] Brazeau / Miss Lowrie (Supt) / Oliver Twist [the cat] / Mrs. Terrell / Miss Stoll / One of the girls has a / number two Brownie. / Don't you think it / has a 'good lens?'"NotesSubject Note: Ann Stoll, a nurse, boarded at 31 Putnam Heights, Hartford. Mrs. Martha T. Terrell, a nurse, boarded at 55 Windsor Avenue, Hartford.
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