Cheney Block (Brown Thomson building), 920-942 Main Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
E. Irving Blomstrann
After a work byAfter a work by
Unknown
Dateabout 1910
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 9 13/16 x 8 1/4in. (25 x 21cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Grant
DescriptionExterior view of the Cheney block, a Richardsonian Romanesque commercial building of rock-faced brownstone, with round arches and square towers at the corners. Striped awnings are over some windows. Brown, Thomson & company, a department store, occupies the ground floor. Merchandise, including women's dresses, bodices and fabrics, are displayed in large plate glass shop windows. Signs read: "Brown / Thomson / & Company" "Great Sale..." Stenciled on upper windows are signs that read: "C.K. Bryant / Dentist" "Harry Pepper / Vocal Studio" "Millinery." An automobile and a bicycle are by the sidewalk. Trolley tracks are in the street. A man stands by a fire hydrant on the corner.
Object number1969.3.1.68
NotesSubject Note: The Cheney block, designed by Henry Hobson Richardson, was erected 1876 as investment for two brothers in the family that owned the Cheney silk mills in Manchester. Brown, Thomson & Company advertised itself as "Connecticut's biggest department store" and "Hartford's Great Shopping Center." This photograph, taken by Irving Blomstrann, is a copy of an earlier photograph taken about 1910.On View
Not on view
