New trolley tracks, Needham Corner, Main Street, Hartford, October 2, 1902
PhotographerPhotographed by
Elmer M. White
(American, 1858 - 1944)
Date1902
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 1/8 x 7 1/16in. (13 x 18cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number1959.81.65
DescriptionView looking north on Main Street near the corner of Morgan and Market Street. New trolley tracks are being laid down the middle of the road. Two trolleys are in the distance. Horse-drawn carriages and wagons are on both sides of the road. Pedestrians are on the sidewalks. A bicycle leans on the curb at the left. Businesses in commercial buildings include: H.H. Willes, Geo. H. Weeks, the Standard Tea House, the Hartford Butter Co. and Dolin's Saloon. Breen's Monuments and the Wayside Print Shop are in the distance. Utility poles line the street.
NotesSubject Note: Henry H. Welles' art and frame store was located at 1013 Main Street. George H. Weeks, tobacconist, was at 1015 Main Street. John H. McGuire was the proprietor of the Standard Tea House at 1019 Main Street. James F. Dolin's saloon was at 1027 Main Street. Patrick J. Breen's monument business was located at 1066 and 1068 Main Street. Louis Elovich (1866-1942) was the proprietor of the Wayside Print Shop at 1070 Main Street. Elovich, a Jew from Odessa, Russia, emigrated to the United States in 1887. Before establishing the Wayside Print Shop, which he maintained for over forty years, he was superintendant of the printing department of Pope's Bicycle Company.Status
Not on view
