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Gift of Nora Oakes Howard, 2017.41.91, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
S.S. Mariposa
Gift of Nora Oakes Howard, 2017.41.91, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

S.S. Mariposa

SubjectPortrait of Elinor Righter American, 1912 - 2001
DateNovember 1945
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 3 3/16 × 3 1/8in. (8.1 × 7.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Nora Oakes Howard
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of Elinor Righter and others seated on the deck aboard the S.S. Mariposa, November 1945. Two of the men in the group have been identified on the reverse as Smithy and Erwin Watts.
Object number2017.41.91
InscribedHandwritten in blue ink on back: "SS MARIPOSA-/ Nov. 1945-/ SMITHY - ERWIN WATTS"
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Elinor Righter
1945
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1945
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Elinor Righter
1944-1945
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Elinor Righter
November 1944
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1944-1945
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Elinor Righter
1944-1945
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May 1944
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Elinor Righter
1944