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Gift of Joan Dalburg, 1997.1.132  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
A. L. Foster & Co., 45-53 Asylum Street, Hartford
Gift of Joan Dalburg, 1997.1.132 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

A. L. Foster & Co., 45-53 Asylum Street, Hartford

Date1887
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overal height x width): 8 1/4 x 10 1/4in. (21 x 26cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Joan Dalburg
Object number1997.1.132
DescriptionStore in a brick commercial building with signs that read: "A.L. Foster & Co." "45 A.L. Foster & Co. 45" "Merchant Tailors" "51 / Geo. D. Bartlett / 51 / A.F. Booth / 53." Various articles of clothing, including gloves, jackets, trousers and blankets are on display in front of the building. Some items hang from a clothesline. A poster is at the left. Two men stand in front of the shop. Two additional men are in an upstairs window. A fifth man, blurred from movement, is at the far left.
Status
Not on view