Protest in Front of City Hall, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Morton J. Boardman
American, 1911 - 1965
MediumPhotography; silver gelatin print on paper
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Rhoda Boardman-Winik and Frieda Reisner
DescriptionPicket line in front of City Hall on Main Street in Hartford protesting against bad housing and for better schools. Placards and picket signs are in English and Spanish.
Object number1988.142.3
InscribedThe original envelope for this negative was marked "Hfd Skyline/ 1961".NotesHistorical Note: Morton J. Boardman was a photographer for The Hartford Times. It is possible that this photograph was taken for The Times.Subject Terms
- Boardman, Morton J.
- Demonstrations
- Hartford City Hall (Hartford, Conn.)
- Women
- African American women
- African Americans
- Protest movements
- People of color
- Black people
- Activism and advocacy
- Education
- Basic needs
- Public housing
- Fair housing
- Bellevue Square Housing Project (Hartford, Conn.)
- Spanish language
- Photographs
- Hartford
- Graphics Cataloging
On View
Not on view
Morton J. Boardman
about 1965
