Camp Hadar

Date1959

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image size): 7 3/8 x 9 1/2in. (18.7 x 24.1cm)
Sheet: 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund

DescriptionGroup of men, women, and boys posing outside for picture. Some of the group are seated on the grass, some are standing. Most are wearing white t-shirts and shorts, some shirts are printed with "Camp / Hadar / Staff". Two women are dressed in nurses uniforms. There is a flag pole with an American flag at left.

Object number2004.10.3

InscribedOn recto at bottom: "CAMP HADAR - Clinton, Conn. - 1959"
Accession number inscribed on verso, in pencil at bottom.
NotesSubject Note: Camp Hadar was a summer camp in Clinton from World I through the 1990s. Previously the property was known as the Carter Farm. In 2012, a real estate development was being proposed for the site. (Finlay 6/28/2012)

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