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Shoeshine shop interior
SubjectPortrait of
Carl Boniface, 1897-1966
American
Date1912
MediumPhotograph
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: (Height) 7 x (Width) 9in. (17.8 x 22.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Tom Capobianco
DescriptionBlack and white photograph mounted on board (top corners of board are missing) showing the interior of a shoe shine shop in East Hartford, Conn. At the back of the store stands Carl Boniface while seated on a chair along an elevated platform is his employer. Above the chairs hang framed prints of young ladies and below the hairs are foot rests. Along the left side of the narrow shop are racks with magazines above which hang mirrors. Both men are wearing caps.
Object number2016.55.2
InscribedWritten on the back in ink along the top left edge is the date "Dec. 21, 1912" below which is written "Saturday". The year 1912 is underlined and written again along the top edge near the middle. Along the right edge on the back in blue ink is written "Carl Boniface".Subject Terms
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