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Image Not Available for Josiah Quincy Baker and his parrots, 280 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford
Josiah Quincy Baker and his parrots, 280 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford
Image Not Available for Josiah Quincy Baker and his parrots, 280 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford

Josiah Quincy Baker and his parrots, 280 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford

Datebefore 1929
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 3/4 x 2 3/4in. (12 x 7cm)
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.
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