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Katherine Purtell
SubjectPortrait of
Katherine Purtell
American, 1887 - 1981
PhotographerPhotographed by
George S. Heilpern
American, 1913 - 1992
Date1952 March 8
MediumPhotography
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 10 × 8in. (25.4 × 20.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Robin Purtell Bell
DescriptionBlack and white portrait photograph of Mrs. William A. Purtell [Katherine Elizabeth Cassidy], a WWI Army nurse. Photographed by Heilpern on March 8, 1952.
Object number2025.83.35
InscribedHandwritten in black ink on back: "My Grandmother - / Mrs. William A. Purtell / Army nurse - WWI"Stamped in black ink on back: "Photography By / HEILPERN / 29 PEARL ST. / HARTFORD, CONN. / Reproduction prohibited / except in publications / giving credit line / MAR 8 1952 / 7332-201"
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