Hartford French Laundry, 172 Main Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1895
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 15/16 x 7 1/16in. (10 x 18cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number1986.142.5
DescriptionMen and women stand in front of a shop in a frame commercial building. Most of the women wear aprons. One man wears overalls. The man at the right wears a suit and a bowler hat and stands beside a high wheel bicycle. Another bicycle leans against the building. The man on the left wears a jacket and cap and has a mustache. Signs on the shop read: "Hartford French Laundry." A sign on the awning above the door reads: "172 L.J. Martel 172." A stone building, possibly a church, is on the left behind an iron fence.
NotesSubject Note: Louis J. Martel operated a laundry at 172 Main Street and an intelligence office at 188 Main Street.Status
Not on view
Burton H. Hubbell
about 1900
