Commercial Buildings Including Wyllys House, 732-750 Main Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1908-1912
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on lined two-hole punch notebook paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 1/2 x 6 1/2in. (11.4 x 16.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/2 x 8in. (26.7 x 20.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineBequest of Ada Louise Taylor
Object number1956.84.177
DescriptionStore with frame commercial buildings line a city street. Some buildings have striped awnings. Some have arched windows. Merchandise displayed in shop windows includes etchings. Signs read: "Elevator Entrance" "The Hartford Coal Co." "Conning & Co." "W. [C.} Mason & Co." "Furnished /Rooms" " Lewis. The Tailor" "Package Store" "Established / 1900 - Rundbaken / Signs - Practical / Up-to-date" "New England Brew Co.'s / Sample Room" "City Hall / Cafe" "Bond's / The City Printing Co. / Topping / Patterns and Models / The Hartford / Polishing and Plating Co." "F.F. Chudoba - Com[mercial] / Photog[rapher]" "L.A. Wiley & Son / Art Dealers" "Hutch[ings] & Patz[old] / Surg[ical?] / Denti[sts]" An additional sign for "Scatter[ ] / Johnson / & Co. / Deming / Printing / Company" is at the end of an alley. An electric lamppost, a fire hydrant and several men are on the paved sidewalk. A bicycle is near the curb. A billboard on the roof of the central building has signs that read: "The O.J. Gude Co. N.Y." "The Worlds's Best Soda Cracker / Uneeda Biscuit National Biscuit Company."
NotesSubject Notes: W.S. Conning, Edison Lewis, W.C. Goeben & T.W. Carter were the partners in Conning & Co., dealers in stocks, bonds & local securities at 752 Main Street. W.C. Mason & Co. were dealers in coal and wood at 746 Main Street.
Maurice Rundbaken was a sign painter at 740 Main Street.
Isaac Lewis was a tailor at 742 Main Street.
Frank F. Chudoba was a photographer at 730 Main Street.
David A. Hutchings and Hugo L. Patzold were the partners in Hutching & Patzold, dentists.
The City Hall Cafe at 738 Main Street, and in 1915 was managed by John A. Dower.
The handwritten notes on the back are probably by Samuel Taylor.
Status
Not on view
