Roger P. Welles at the Taft School
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Date1919-1920
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper, some on cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 1/8 x 14 1/4in. (28.3 x 36.2cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 11 3/4 x 15 3/4in. (29.8 x 40cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 11 3/4 x 15 3/4in. (29.8 x 40cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Gambell
DescriptionGroup photographs of adolescent boys, students at the Taft School. In many of the photographs the boys are posed in front of brick academic buildings. In some photographs they wear suits, but in most they wear sports clothes or uniforms. In one they wear baseball caps and gloves. In another they wear what may be track uniforms with the letters "WTT" on the jerseys. In one they hold a football with "1919" on it. In one they hold a banner with "1920" on it.
Object number2005.181.2-.8
InscribedMost photographs have inscriptions on the verso in ink or pencil identifying the sitters.On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number
NotesSubject Note: The Taft School is located in Watertown, Connecticut. Roger P. Welles graduated in 1920 and went on to attend Yale, graduating in 1924. (Finlay 11/25/09)
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- Football in Connecticut
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