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
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."
Object number2000.209.18
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.On View
Not on view
William G. Dudley
1917
