Josiah Quincy Baker and his parrots, 280 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Datebefore 1929
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 3/4 x 2 3/4in. (12 x 7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionElderly man seated in what appears to be a wicker wheelchair. He has a mustache and wears a striped shirt and tie. A wire cage containing two parrots is on a table at the left. A framed picture is on the wall in the background.
Object number1967.75.109
InscribedOn verso: "Josiah Quincy Baker, father of Hattie Gray / Baker was born in / Boston, Mass. - married / Lizzie Chipman of / Barnstable or Hyannis - / Cape Cod, Mass. They came / to Hartford when young & / lived on Wethersfield Ave. / most of their lives. Mr. / Baker worked at the Aetna Life Ins. Co. for many years / until her retired."NotesSubject Note: Josiah Quincy Baker was born in 1848 and died in 1929.On View
Not on view
Richard S. DeLamater
before 1899
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1915-1918
