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Gift of Jennifer Crismon, 2020.53.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
Opening Day of Alling Rubber Co.
Gift of Jennifer Crismon, 2020.53.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Opening Day of Alling Rubber Co.

Date1935
MediumPhotograph; albumen print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 7 11/16 × 9 15/16in. (19.6 × 25.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Jennifer Crismon
DescriptionBlack and white photograph. View of a large crowd of children outside of the Alling Rubber Company on Alling Rubber’s opening day, 7 South Main Street, West Hartford, on September 21, 1935. The photograph was taken across the street from the business, a group of bicycles occupies the foreground. The storefronts for the following businesses are visible: Pig 'n' Whistle Grill, Publix Cleaners, and Davis Fruit and Grocery.
Object number2020.53.1
InscribedHandwritten in blue ink on back: "THE ALLING RUBBER CO./ 7 SOUTH MAIN STREET W. H./ OPENING DAY/ SAT. SEPT. 21, - 1935"
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