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Gift of the YMCA of Greater Hartford, 2016.107.0a © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Men exercising at YMCA of Greater Hartford
Gift of the YMCA of Greater Hartford, 2016.107.0a © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Men exercising at YMCA of Greater Hartford

Dateabout 1919
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions ((a) image height x width): 7 5/8 × 9 5/8in. (19.4 × 24.4cm)
Other ((a) overall height x width): 12 × 13 7/8in. (30.5 × 35.2cm)
Primary Dimensions ((b) height x width): 12 1/4 × 14in. (31.1 × 35.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the YMCA of Greater Hartford
DescriptionA black and white photograph of men exercising in the gymnasium at the YMCA of Greater Hartford. The men are standing in eight rows spanning the room. The men are posing for the camera, standing with their arms out to the side while holding weights in both hands. Wooden floor, basketball hoop at the back of the room, and a balcony around the room on the second level.

(a) photograph
(b) frame backing
Object number2016.107.0a-b
Inscribed(a) Recto, embossed in cardboard mat: "W. F. Miller & Co./ 450 ASYLUM ST./ HARTFORD,/ CONN."

(b) Recto, handwritten in pen: "Presented by/ John Nero/ about 1919?"

(b) Recto, handwritten in pencil: "Sharp or Shaff/ Bill Tetlow/ and [Php Dri]"
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