Gentleman Talking on Telephone at Home, 1928

safety negative

8x10 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on September 12, 1928. Image of gentleman talking on home telephone. Visible in image: older gentleman wearing two piece suit, vest and bowtie and glasses, sitting on floral wingback armchair, talking on dial telephone, behind him is an Indian mahogany-colored wood screen with lettering and inlaid shell and a shelf with vase, dish, and statue of cloaked man on top, a shelf of pottery, and lower shelves of books, picture on wall of Mexican man with sombrero and poncho, side table with books and tissue holder, floral rug on floor. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection. Typed on original negative sleeve: “32611 9/12/28 / 1839-9 / A T & T Co-195 Bdway, City. / Miss F J Weber, Room 536 Copy of retouched photo at studio“.

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection