Pre-election rally for William H. Mortensen at the Polish National Home, Hartford

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Metadata
Handle
Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:14380
Title
Title
Title
Pre-election rally for William H. Mortensen at the Polish National Home, Hartford
Supplied
yes
Origin Information
Origin Information
Date Created
1943
Parent Item
Parent Item
Connecticut Images Collection
Connecticut History Illustrated
Photographs (CHI Politics Featured Topic)
Resource Type
Resource Type
Still image
Digital Origin
Digital Origin
reformatted digital
Description
Description
A man wearing eyeglasses with two men on either side of him walks through a crowd of people. Paper confetti is flying in the air. Some men hold hats, some appear to be clapping. Inscribed on back: "Pre-election Rally / Rocco P. 'Hundred Per ct / Voter League' / 1943"
Genre
Genre
photographs
Subject
Subject
Political elections
Mortensen, William H., 1903-1990
Geographic Subject
Geographic Subject
Hartford (Conn.)
Extent
Extent
Source extent: 1 photographic print ; 22 x 17 cm.
Held By
Held By
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Use and Reproduction
Use and Reproduction
Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Graphics Collection, The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.
Note
Note
Note Type
source note
Note
William H. Mortensen Collection.<br>
Note Type
local
Note
theme: Lifestyle
Note Type
local
Note
theme: Infrastructure
Note
Title supplied by cataloger.The man in the center with the eyeglasses is William H. Mortensen. He ran for mayor of Hartford in 1943, and was elected for a term lasting from 1943 to 1946.William H. Mortensen is arriving at a rally at the Polish National Home and is being escorted by Anthony Amato.
Local Identifier
Local Identifier
Accession number: 2002.87.62
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