1962 Election Night Democratic Celebration
SubjectPortrait of
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff
American, 1910 - 1998
SubjectPortrait of
John N. Dempsey
American, 1915 - 1989
SubjectPortrait of
Samuel J. Tedesco
American, 1915 - 2003
SubjectPortrait of
Ella Grasso
American, 1919 - 1981
SubjectPortrait of
Raymond S. Thatcher
American, 1903 - 1988
SubjectPortrait of
Emilio Q. Daddario
American, 1918 - 2010
SubjectPortrait of
John S. Monagan
American, 1911 - 2005
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1962
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 5/8 x 6 1/2in. (11.7 x 16.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Jon O. Newman
DescriptionDemocratic leaders are shown meeting at the Statler Hilton Hotel in Hartford. In some photographs the men are seated at a dinner table with coffee cups, water glasses and napkins. A cigar is in an ashtray. In other photographs, men stand at a podium or microphone. A sign on the podium reads "STATLER HILTON." A display of oval photographic portraits of candidates has the heading "TOP TEAM." Portraits include Abe Ribicoff, John Dempsey, Samuel J. Tedesco, Ella Grasso, Gerald A. Lamb, Raymond Thatcher, Emilio Daddario, William St. Onge, Robert Giaimo, John S. Monaghan, Bernard F. Grabowski, Patrick J. Hogan, J. Edward Slavin, James McDermott, David DeRosier, and Joseph P. Walsh. In some photographs, men look at the front page of the Hartford Courant. The headline reads: "Dempsey, Ribicoff Win Smash Victory / Tide of History Turns for Democrats / U.S. House, Senate Ratios Change."
Object number2011.365.1-.13
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numbersOn View
Not on viewStatler Hotel