Cracker Truck and Employees in Front of Honiss Oyster House
PhotographerPhotographed by
William G. Dudley
(American, 1877 - 1934)
Date1921-1930
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 3/4 x 9 3/4in. (19.7 x 24.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 15/16 x 9 15/16in. (20.2 x 25.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 15/16 x 9 15/16in. (20.2 x 25.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Harrison Jenkins
DescriptionDelivery truck parked in front of block of brick commercial buildings. A sign on the truck reads: "This truck contains /One Ton / Sunshine / Cream Lunch / Dot Oyster / Crackers / being delivered to the / Honiss Oyster House Co., Inc. / 22 State St. / the biggest users of Oyster Crackers / in New England." A group of men and women in white coats and aprons stand behind the truck. Boxes of crackers are piled on the sidewalk behind them. Men in caps and sweaters lean on the truck. Signs on the building in the background read: "Honiss / Oyster House Co., Inc." "25 cents 50 cents $1.00 / Department Stores W..." "Joseph D. /Freedman / Lawyer" "Dent[ist]" "18 E. Gundlach & Co. 20" "LeWinn / Jeweler" "LeWinn / Jewelry Repaired & / Made to Order" "Un-Breakable Crystals" "LeWinn / Emblems / Optical Goods" "12 Kashmanns 14" "The Square / Barber Shop" "Boston L[oan Co.]" "Money Loaned" "Diamonds / and / Jewels."
Object number1996.157.1
NotesDate Note: Date determined by the photographer's dates, and by the businesses in the image.
From the Hartford City Directory:
E. Gundlach & Co, jewelers, were located at 18-20 State Street.
Isaac Kashmann and his son M.William Kashmann sold gentlemen's furnishings at 12 State Street.
According to the book "Hartford Jews", Isaac Kashmann was born in Cassel, Germany in 1858. He came to Hartford when he was 14 years old and was in the clothing business for 50 years. He died in 1933.On View
Not on view
Curt Teich & Co., Inc.
early 20th-mid 20th century
