Danbury Shirt Manufactory and Shirt Laundry, Danbury
PhotographerPhotographed by
Edward D. Ritton
Dateabout 1880
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 7/8 x 9 7/16in. (20 x 24cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number1983.67.0
DescriptionTwo clapboard buildings with three chimneys and wood shutters on dirt city street with board sidewalk. Horse drawn wagon at right. Building on right has sign "Danbury Shirt Manufactory" and building on left with brick ell reads "Shirt Laundry". Women look from windows of Laundry, a man sits in first floor window and man in top hat stands at door. Advertising on plank fence in front of building includes "Deusen's Drug Store", "New Store..Dry Goods", "Mrs Allen's Hair Restorer", "New York Daily".
NotesSubject Note: Danbury Shirt Manufactory and Shirt Laundry do not appear in the 1886 or later Danbury directories.Status
Not on view
1937-1940
