Americanization Committee
PhotographerPhotographed by
William G. Dudley
American, 1877 - 1934
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1918-1949
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 1/2in. (19.1 x 24.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 5/8 x 9 5/8in. (19.4 x 24.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 5/8 x 9 5/8in. (19.4 x 24.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Trice D. Mortensen
DescriptionThree group photographs including men and women. Some wear hats, some wear eyeglasses. Two of the photographs are of interiors with some of the people seated; a third photograph was taken outside on the steps of a stone building. One photograph includes an American flag; another includes a wall with signs indicating the names of businesses, mostly insurance and banks, and a chalkboard with "Russian Class / 1919-1920" and Russian writing underneath.
Object number2002.87.181-.183
InscribedVarious inscriptions on images identified below: 2002.87.182 inscribed on verso, in pencil: "Americanization Committee / 1918-19" ; "Mayor's / Committee".
2002.87.183 inscribed on verso, in pencil: "Russian class under / Miss Hennessey / Chamber of Commmerce / 1919-20".NotesSubject Note: Howard Bradstreet, a teacher at Hartford Public High School, was a member of the Mayor's Americanization Commitee. He appears in 2002.87.182 and at the back right in 2002.87.183.
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