Sale at Cheney Building, Main Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Fred R. Brewer
Date1896-1906
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 x 6in. (20.3 x 15.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 6in. (20.3 x 15.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 8 x 6in. (20.3 x 15.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number2006.86.2
DescriptionMen, women, and a small girl walk on a paved sidewalk that appears to be wet from rain. A wicker baby carriage is at the left. A mailbox is on a utility pole at the right. Gas street lights are attached to the utility poles that line the street. Commercial buildings line the far side of the street. Signs in the archways of the Cheney building read "OUR GREAT COST SALE / A GOOD TIME TO SELECT / FURNITURE, CARPETS, RUGS, HOSIERY, / Underwear, Gloves, Men's Furnishings, &c at Cost." An American flag hangs from the center archway.
Status
Not on view
Charles T. Stuart
1901
