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Image Not Available for Hammocks, Brown School Playground, Market Street, Hartford
Hammocks, Brown School Playground, Market Street, Hartford
Image Not Available for Hammocks, Brown School Playground, Market Street, Hartford

Hammocks, Brown School Playground, Market Street, Hartford

Dateabout 1915
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 5/16 x 6 5/16in. (11 x 16cm)
DescriptionGroup of boys, girls and women. Some sit, some stand, some lie in hammocks that are strung between posts. A small child at the right sits in a cart or stroller. Large pieces of material are draped over clotheslines. A brick wall is in the background.
Object number2000.187.2
InscribedOn recto, inscribed beneath image, in black ink: "Hammocks - Brown School Playground / Hartford."
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John Avery Jr.
about 1780, case reworked in the late 19th century