Businesses at 187 Main Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
F. D. Berry
Dateabout 1895
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 3/4 x 7 7/8in. (12 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2000.206.7
DescriptionFrame commercial building with signs that read: "Peter Lux / 187. / Antique and Modern Furniture." "Peter Lux / 187 / Latest Styles / of / Showcases / &c &c." Louvered shutters are on the second floor windows. Plates are displayed in the shop windows. The shop at the left has signs that read: "F.A. Sykes Family Bakery" "F.A. Sykes / Lunch Rooms" "Home Made / Bread / Graham / and Rye Bread / Boston Brown Bread / Biscuit Rolls / Plain & Fancy / Cake / Ornamental / Bridal Loaves / Old Fashioned [?] / Loaf Cake / Wedding Parties Supplied." Awnings are over both storefronts. A small boy stands on the sidewalk at the left, near a sign "K. Ragan / Board, Feed, Sale and Livery Stable." A theatrical broadside poster in the ally advertises performances at the Pavilion Theatre. Large advertising signs for fancy goods and cigars are on the brick building at the left. Signs above the entrance to the alley at the right read: "Webster Burns / Phoenix Carriage Works" "Sinnott & McCann / Joiners and Builders" "Wood / Stone Carving / A. Entress / Cabinet Work." A man stands beside a horse-drawn wagon at the far right. A utility pole or trolley pole and wires are in the foreground. Three posts may be hitching posts.
NotesSubject Note: Peter Lux sold second hand and new furniture. Francis A. Sykes was a baker. The K. Ragan Livery Stable is listed at 187 Main Street only in the 1894 and 1895 Hartford city directories. Webster and Burns Phoenix Carriage Works was owned by Charles E. Webster and Henry B. Burns. Albert Entress called himself an architectural sculptor. He made plaster models for stucco work, did stone and wood carving and produced custom designed cabinets. Patrick C. Sinnott and Patrick McCann were partners in a woodworking business.Status
Not on view
