Fred M. Hotchkiss wagon in front of a store, Meriden.
PhotographerPhotographed by
Haley & Akers
Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cabinet card mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 15/16 x 5 1/2in. (10 x 14cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number2000.198.31
DescriptionThree horses hitched in tandem to a wagon that is decorated as if for a parade. The driver wears a top hat. A second man wearing a cap holds the reins of the first horse. Signs on the wagon read: "Fred M. Hotchkiss 119-127 So. Col... / Meriden Carriage Rep[ository?]" "Wholesa[le]." Two additional men stand in the doorway of a two-story frame commercial building in the background. Advertising posters, including one for "Maggie Cline Cigars [?]," are displayed in the shop windows. A barn is at the right, behind a large tree.
NotesSubject Note: In the 1900 Federal Census, Fred Hotchkiss is listed as forty-three years old. His occupation is given as shipping clerk. In the 1910 Census he is listed as a packer.Status
Not on view
Smith-Worthington Saddlery Company
