Automobiles in front of the American Hotel, American Row, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1915
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 7/8 x 9 7/16in. (20 x 24cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Honiss Oyster House Company
Object number1982.80.475d
DescriptionFour-story wooden hotel building with porches on each of the upper floors and a balustrade on the roofline. A sign reads: "American Hotel." Businesses at street level include the American Fruit Store, which has magazines displayed in a rack on the sidewalk, and signs that advertise "Fireworks for Sale;" Cranton's Coffee House with a second sign reading "Lunch Room;" and the variety store of "Louis Getz, successor to / Jacob Getz." In the brick commercial building at the right is H. Michelson "High Grade / Tailoring," and a shop with cigar boxes in its window. Two automobiles are parked in front of the building. A third is blurred from movement.
NotesSubject Note: Hyman Michelson had a tailor shop at 5 American Row.I. Gordon Cranton operated a restaurant at 3 American Row.Two brothers of Louis Getz and sons of Jacob Getz are listed in Hartford Jews: Aaron Getz, a cigar manufacturer, and Solomon Getz, the proprietor of a clothing store on State Street.Status
Not on view
William G. Dudley
about 1915
