, 1986.32.1 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Exterior of J.P. Newton market, 341 Asylum Street, Hartford

Date1882-1885

MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 3/4 x 6 11/16in. (12 x 17cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Object number1986.32.1

DescriptionGroup of men and a woman pose on the sidewalk in front of a frame commercial building. The woman and some of the men wear aprons. Some men have beards or mustaches. Signs read: "Market. Confectionery." "341 J.P. Newton 341." An oval hanging sign is not legible. A small sign over the stairway in the center reads: "Mrs. Duggan / Boarding and Lodging." Meat, including plucked chickens, hangs from the porch. A barrel is on the porch at the right.

NotesSubject Note: Joel P. Newton was a wholesale meat, poultry and fish dealer at 341 Asylum Street from 1875 to 1885, when the business became Newton and Robertson, grocers. Mrs. Michael Duggan operated a boarding house at 353 Asylum Street. She moved to 345 Asylum Street in 1882. William J. Burns is listed as a marketman at 341 Asylum Street in the Hartford city directory.

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