Still Image

Loretta, John, and Ruth Hassett with unidentified children

Date Unknown / Higgins, Kathryn

PPL-P 2012.1.062.jpg

A black-and-white group photograph of seven children of varying ages. Loretta and John Hassett are in the back row, and Ruth Hassett is in the front row. The two older boys are dressed in white shirts and ties, and the younger boy is in a sailor suit. Loretta Hassett is wearing a plaid dress, and the other girls are wearing loose-fitting light-colored dresses. The children are posed in front of a building, and there is a dog walking out of frame on the right.

~ Higgins, Kathryn, “Loretta, John, and Ruth Hassett with unidentified children,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed August 13, 2025, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/index.php/items/show/4426.