Inauguration of Governor George P. McLean: Military Units, Main Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Charles T. Stuart
(American, 1856 - 1902)
Date1901
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 9 7/16 x 7 7/8in. (24 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number2000.209.18
DescriptionView of Main Street, looking north. Ranks of men in uniforms, including swords, capes and bearskin (?) hats. Most men wear medals. Some carry flags. A man in front rides a horse. Other men on horseback and horse-drawn carriages are in the background. Trolley tracks are in the street. Spectators crowd the sidewalks. Utility poles line both sides of the street. A street light hangs by a rope and pulley from a pole in the foreground. The commercial buildings in the background are, from right to left: Brown Thompson & Co. and G. Fox & Co. Signs read: "The Great Sale / of the Year" "Our Annual / Cost Sale" "Biggest Stock of Merchandise / In the State" "Everything / at cost or less." "Fox's." The gothic church in the background is the First Baptist Church. Beyond the church, a sign painted on the side of a building reads: "Union Grocery."
NotesSubject Note: George P. McLean of Simsbury was governor of Connecticut from 1901-1903. John A. Pilgard was the proprietor of the Union Grocery at 1026-1032 Main Street, Hartford. Brown, Thomson & Company advertised itself as "Connecticut's biggest department store" and "Hartford's Great Shopping Center." G. Fox & Company, a large department and dry goods store, was located at 956-986 Main Street.Status
Not on view
