Hartford Public High School Class of 1922B
PhotographerPhotographed by
William G. Dudley
American, 1877 - 1934
Date1922
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 7/8 x 33in. (14.9 x 83.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 34 3/4in. (19.1 x 88.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 34 3/4in. (19.1 x 88.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the McMahon family
DescriptionFormal group portrait of Hartford Public High School Class of 1922B. Boys and girls are posed in front of the old Hartford Public High School building, a brick school building with paired Corinthian columns surrounding the doorway. Girls wear dresses or skirts and blouses, some with separate collars. One girl wears a fur piece. Some wear hats. Some girls wear saddle shoes. Boys wear suits, shirts, and ties. Some students are seated on benches on the grassy lawn or sidewalk. Some boys sit on the ground. Others stand on the school steps. Other buildings, including a kiosk or bus platform, are visible in the background.
Object number2003.30.1
InscribedOn recto, in emulsion at lower center, "H.P.H.S. / 1922B."On verso, in pencil: left margin, "168 Mr. MacKeen / 207 BH [all crossed out] / 133"; lower right, accession number. In brown ink, right margin, "R. 34 Harold MacKeen".
Boys' names were inscribed on verso of paper backing to frame. See Text Entries.NotesSubject Note: Photograph includes John J. McMahon, Jr. and John Moran Bailey.
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