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Gift of Lynn Ferrari, 2017.86.29, Connecticut Historical Society, In Copyright, Copyright held …
Abraham Rose
Gift of Lynn Ferrari, 2017.86.29, Connecticut Historical Society, In Copyright, Copyright held by United Press Telephoto

Abraham Rose

Date1956
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 9 3/16 × 7in. (23.3 × 17.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Lynn Ferrari
DescriptionBlack and white United Press International photograph of Abraham Rose, proprietor of Capitol Upholstering Co., and others on the sidewalk in front of their Main St. businesses and apartments surveying damages from an overnight fire. The storefronts of Capitol Upholstering Co., Wah Sing Laundry, Ideal Apartments, and others are visible in the background.
Object number2017.86.29
CopyrightCopyright held by United Press Telephoto
InscribedPrinted in black on front: “HD/1--051801--May 18---Hartford, Conn.---Abraham Rose, proprietor of upholst-/ ery shop, surveys damage on sidewalk in front of Main St. store and apartment/ block after midnight blaze that sent 40 occupants into the street./ ---UP Telephoto rrl mb”

Stamped in red on back: “REFERENCE / MAY 23 ‘56 N.E.A.”

Handwritten in pencil on back: "A945"
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