Theatrical Posters on Frame Commercial Building at 187 Main Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1898-1910
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 1/2 x 6 1/2in. (11.4 x 16.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineBequest of Ada Louise Taylor
Object number1956.84.193
DescriptionFrame commercial building in dilapidated condition has a gambrel roof, louvered shutters, and a brick foundation. Signs read: "Plumbing / Gas / Fitting" "T. M. McCarty / Plumbing." "Wm Wilson / Pulley Poles / and Poles of All Kinds / Furnished and Placed / Large Trees / and / Branches Removed." "M. Baker / Rush / Seats / Cabinetmaking / & / Redecorating." Theatrical broadsides posted on wall and windows, read in part: "Parsons Theatre May .20 / Farewell / of / Forbes - Robertson / with his London Company / Hamlet / The Light That Failed / Passing of the Third Floor Back" "Grand [Theater] / Hello / Paris" "Palace [Theater] / Kinkaid Kilties" "Merry / Maids" "Seven Keys / to Baldpate / Polis / Week of May 17"
"Polis / Week of May 10 / Ready / Money" A sign stenciled on the shop window of the building at left reads: "Uneeda Lunch". Utility poles, an electric street light and a fire hydrant are on the sidewalk in the foreground. Two men, slightly blurred from movement, are at the right.
NotesSubject Note: Timothy M. McCarty is listed as a plumber at 288 Main Street in the Hartford City Directory."Polis / Week of May 10 / Ready / Money" A sign stenciled on the shop window of the building at left reads: "Uneeda Lunch". Utility poles, an electric street light and a fire hydrant are on the sidewalk in the foreground. Two men, slightly blurred from movement, are at the right.
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