Back to School Parade, Hartford, 1957 and 1958
PhotographerPhotographed by
Clarence Suchecki
American
ProducerProcessed by
Kodak
American
Date1957-1958
MediumPhotography; color slides on plastic in cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 15/16 x 1 7/8in. (2.4 x 4.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 2 x 2in. (5.1 x 5.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 2 x 2in. (5.1 x 5.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Carolyn Suchecki
DescriptionBack-to-school parade on Main Street, Hartford, includes parade floats, huge balloons, automobiles, a horse-drawn covered wagon, and a marching band. Most cars are convertibles. Balloons include a tiger, an elephant, a dog, a horse, a dinosaur, a hippopotamus, a two-headed cat, Noah's ark, a clown, and a duck with ducklings. Spectators, including many children, line the street. Mott's Super Market, Walgren's Drug Store, Sears Roebuck and Co., and Hartford Federal Savings appear in the background of some pictures.
Object number2006.87.1-44
MarkingsOn recto, stamped in red ink, "KODACHROME / TRANSPARENCY / PROCESSED BY KODAK"; on verso, stamped in red ink, "MADE IN U.S.A."InscribedOn verso, upper margin, in pencil, "Back-to-School / Parade, Hartford / 1957 [or 1958? or 1958]"; lower margin, in pencil, accession numberOn View
Not on view
