Employees in front of Honiss Oyster House, State Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
William G. Dudley
(American, 1877 - 1934)
Dateabout 1920
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 10 1/4in. (21 x 26cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Honiss Oyster House Company
Object number1982.80.405a
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 buildings 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 L. 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."
NotesSubject Note: Gundlach & Co., jewelers, were located at 18-20 State Street. Isaac Kashmann and his son M.Constituent Note: William Kashmann sold gentlemens furnishings at 12 State Street. According to Hartford Jews, a book by Rabbi Morris Silverman, published in 1970, Isaac Kashmann was born in Cassel, Germany in 1858. He came to Hartford when he was 14 years old and wa sin the clothing business for 50 years. He died in 1933.Status
Not on view
Curt Teich & Co., Inc.
early 20th-mid 20th century
