Ethel Smith Atwell and Cyril William Tolley, Westport
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Date1936
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 9 1/16 x 6 11/16in. (23 x 17cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionA man and a woman pose in a store window. He wears a plaid sports coat and holds a golf club. She wears shorts, a jersey, a scarf, socks and sandals. A theatrical broadside reads: "Fine Arts /Theatre / Westport, Conn. / Sun. Mon. Tues. Oct. 4, 5. 6 / to Mary with Love / Warner Baxter & Myrna Loy / Brian Donlevy in 36 Hours to Kill / Wed. to Fr Oct 7-8-9 /Girls Dormitory / Simone Simon & Herbert Marshall / Counterfeit with Chester Morris / Saturday Oct 10 / Spendthrift / Henry Fonda & Mary Brian / George O'Brien in Border Patrolman." A round decal for the "Bell / System" is on the window at the right. A golf ball is on the floor.
Object number1999.15.10
MarkingsOn verso, on paper label, typewritten in black ink: "Ethel Smith / Atwell, divorced wife of Roy Atwell, stuttering radio comedian, and Cyril / William Tolley could not get married / here today, as they had planned, because / of Connecticut's five day notice rule for marriages. However they pass the time / away by clowning in the window of a / local beer tavern."Subject Terms
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