Cradle Roll in Burnside
PhotographerPhotographed by
A. J. Tefft
SubjectPortrait of
Myrtle Gowdy McKenney
American, 1913 - 2008
SubjectPortrait of
Susan Harrington Gowdy
American, 1871 - 1938
SubjectPortrait of
Rev. Harold H. Critchlow
American, 1865 - 1945
SubjectPortrait of
Jennie Homan Critchlow
American, 1868 - 1948
Dateabout 1917
Mediumphotography; albumen on paper on cardboard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 5/8 × 6 1/2in. (11.7 × 16.5cm)
Other (overall height x width): 8 × 10in. (20.3 × 25.4cm)
Other (overall height x width): 8 × 10in. (20.3 × 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Gayle Shattuck
DescriptionA black and white photograph of a cradle roll circa 1917 in Burnside (East Hartford), Connecticut. The photo is mounted onto a cardboard backing. The photo shows a group of women and children standing in front of a building, likely a church. There are four rows of people with the back two rows standing and the front two rows sitting in chairs. Four people in the photo are identified. In the front row, the sixth child from the left is Myrtle Gowdy. Her mother, Susan Gowdy, is standing in the third row, third from the left. The Gowdy's are marked with an "X" on their blouses. The Rev. Harold H. Critchlow and his wife, Jennie Critchlow, are the last people standing on the right of the third and fourth rows. The Critchlow's are marked with a checkmark next to their heads on the right side.
Object number2016.134.0
MarkingsVerso, handwritten in black ink: "Cradle Roll - Burnside/ Mother Gowdy mark X/ Myrtle Gowdy " X/ 1917 (?)/ Rev & Mrs. Critchlow [check mark]"Verso, stamped in blue ink: "A. J. TEFFT/ PHOTOGRAPHER/ 536 Asylum Street/ HARTFORD, CONN."NotesSubject Note: A cradle roll is a program conducted by churches for children from newborn to three years of age. The program provides families with resources and materials that educate the parents about normal growth and development of babies and toddlers. The program has a religious-centered focus, as well.
On View
Not on view
Charles A. Goodwin
c. 1908
