Fire Sale at Brown, Thomson & Company, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
William G. Dudley
(American, 1877 - 1934)
Date1917
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1995.36.1132
DescriptionA large crowd of men and women dressed in winter clothing gathered outside the Brown, Thomson & Company department store on Main Street, Hartford.
Signs in the store's display windows and along the façade of the building advertising a sale include a large sign below the round Romanesque arches of the first story windows reads: Fire! Smoke! And Water! Sale.", several signs read "FIRE SALE"; others read "WILL RE-OPEN AT 2PM". Bronze plaques at the corner of the building read "Brown Thomson Company."
A truck, with a sign on the side that reads "A. Squires & Son Co. / 33-43 Market St." is parked on the sidewalk. Trolley tracks run down the street. Snow is on the ground.
NotesDate Note: Brown, Thomson & Company held a large fire sale in February 1917. Signs in the store's display windows and along the façade of the building advertising a sale include a large sign below the round Romanesque arches of the first story windows reads: Fire! Smoke! And Water! Sale.", several signs read "FIRE SALE"; others read "WILL RE-OPEN AT 2PM". Bronze plaques at the corner of the building read "Brown Thomson Company."
A truck, with a sign on the side that reads "A. Squires & Son Co. / 33-43 Market St." is parked on the sidewalk. Trolley tracks run down the street. Snow is on the ground.
Subject Note: A. Squires & Son Co. was a meat, fish and oyster dealer. Brown, Thomson & Co., was a large department store located in the Cheney Block at 920-942 Main Street, Hartford.
Status
Not on view
