Isabella Beecher Hooker and John Hooker, corner of Forest Street and Hawthorn Street, Hartford
Date1897
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 7/8 x 8 1/4in. (15 x 21cm)
Credit LineGift of the Honiss Oyster House Company
DescriptionElderly woman and bearded man seated in chairs on an oriental rug on a broad grassy lawn. The woman wears a cap and a shawl over a print dress and holds a piece of paper. She has a ring on her finger. A striped blanket is on her chair. The man wears a jacket, vest and tie and holds an open magazine. A large tree is in the right background. A frame house with a two-story porch and vines growing on it is in the left background.
Object number1982.80.367
InscribedOn verso: "John Hooker for many years reporter of / Supreme Court, and his wife Isabaella / Beecher Hooker. / On the lawn of their residence / corner of Forest and Hawthorn Streets / About 1897."On View
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