Corner of Main and State Streets, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1896
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 9/16 x 7 1/2in. (11.6 x 19.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 15/16 x 7 7/8in. (12.5 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineBequest of Ada Louise Taylor
Object number1956.84.202
DescriptionCommercial buildings, paved sidewalks, and utility poles line a city street. Signs read: "Fraternal / NEWS" "J.W. ELDRIDGE / REAL ESTATE" "THE WHOLE / OF THIS SPACE / TO RENT / ELDRIDGE & CO. / FIRE INSURANCE / 2 STATE ST." "GOODWIN'S DRUG STORE" "CRANE. DENTIST." "J.L. BARBOUR / Attorney at / LAW" "CIGARS / 6 J.S. SCHOTT 6" "RUBBER / STAMPS" "BYRNE / TAILOR / REPAIRING" "A.J. GLAZIER / REAL ESTATE." "H.P. HITCHCOCK" "6 / CUSTOM / SHIRTS / $9.00" "BUTCHERS / FROCKS / APRONS / AND / WAITERS / Outfits / a Speciality." "Kashmann's Furnis[hings]" "PERKINS / AND / PERKINS / LAW / OPFFICES". Men and boys stand on the sidewalks. One boy appears to be a newsboy. Trolley tracks are in the road. A trolley car is in the left background.
NotesSubject Note: Lester H. Goodwin was the druggist at Goodwin's Drug Store at 336 Main Street, at the corner of State Street. James S. Schott was a tobacconist at 6 State Street. S.L.G. Crane, dentist, Charles O. Baldwin, stamps, stencils, etc., John Byrne, tailor, and A. Judson Glazier, real estate, were located at 8 State Street. Henry P. Hitchcock, merchant tailor, was located at 10 State Street. The law firm of Arthur Perkins and Charles E. Perkins was at 14 State Street. Isaac Kashmann, gents furnishings, was located at 12 State Street. Kashmann, a prominent Jewish clothing merchant, was born in Cassel, Germany and emigrated to Hartford when he was fourteen. Kashmann, Isaac, 1858-1933.Status
Not on view
