Gift of Maryann Allcroft, 2003.230.3 © 2004 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Portraits of Connecticut College Students by Connecticut Photographers

PhotographerPhotographed by Dineen American

PhotographerPhotographed by Brown Studio American

PhotographerPhotographed by Smythe Studio

PhotographerPhotographed by Edmund Martin Ogden American, 1869 - 1945

Date1920-1945

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 3/4 x 4 7/8in. (17.1 x 12.4cm)
Folder (height x width while closed): 10 3/8 x 7 1/4in. (26.4 x 18.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Maryann Allcroft

DescriptionStudio portraits of mostly unidentified women. Only the top parts of the clothing can be seen. One woman wears a necklace. Some women wear makeup, including lipstick.

Object number2003.230.2-.5

InscribedAccession 2003.203.2: On recot, inscribed at bottom right corner, in ink, "Lovingly, Gertrude".
Accession 2003.203.3: On mat, inscribed at bottom, in ink, "to Miss Wheeler / In your golden chain of / memories, consider me a link. / Claire Ulitsch / 1945".
Accession 2003.203.4: On mat, inscribed at bottom right, in ink, "To a Very Dear / Friend. / Ruth".
On verso of each photograph, accession number inscribed at lower right, in pencil.NotesOwner Note: Dorothy Wheeler Pietrallo graduated from Connecticut College in 1922.

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