Joe Lombardo Measuring Padding
SubjectPortrait of
Joseph Lombardo
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Smith-Worthington Saddlery Company
American, founded 1794
Date1967
Mediumblack and white photograph print
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 7 1/8 × 9in. (18.1 × 22.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Smith-Worthington Saddlery Co.
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of Smith-Worthington employee Joe Lombardo measuring saddle padding on a workbench in a workshop in 1967. Joe Lombardo appears middle aged, he has dark hair and wears glasses. He is wearing striped work pants with a white buttoned shirt with a collar, the upper buttons are open revealing chest hair. Joe Lombardo is posed tracing a pattern piece onto a piece of white fuzzy material. The foreground is occupied by a view of the workbench, with a view of shelves in the background. The verso has been inscribed and marked with information related to the image and it’s publication in Waterbury, Connecticut’s “Sunday Republican Magazine.”
Object number2021.22.129
MarkingsStamped on reverse in black: "SUNDAY REPUBLICAN / MAGAZINE"InscribedHandwritten on reverse in blue pen: "Joe Lombardo / Published The Sunday Republican Magazine / Waterbury CT 9/17/67"Handwritten in pencil on reverse: "Employee measures padding / 5 cal. / F91/ 8/135"
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- Smith-Worthington Saddlery Company
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