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Gift of Nora Oakes Howard, 2017.41.113, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
Elinor Righter Going Home
Gift of Nora Oakes Howard, 2017.41.113, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Elinor Righter Going Home

SubjectPortrait of Elinor Righter American, 1912 - 2001
Date1945
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 3 1/2 × 3 1/2in. (8.9 × 8.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Nora Oakes Howard
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of Elinor Righter on the journey home after V. E. Day, Naples, Italy, 1945. Righter is holding a tray of donuts and laughing, and she is surrounded by American soldiers.
Object number2017.41.113
MarkingsPrinted on back: "VELOX"InscribedHandwritten in pencil on back: "Elinor R./ going home after V. E./ DAY, Italy/ (Naples) 1945/ Elinor Righter"
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1944-1945
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1944-1945
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1944-1945
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1944-1945
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November 1944
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1944
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1939-1945
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Elinor Righter