Gift of Marge Bernard, 1999.91.2, Connecticut Historical Society

Businesses at the Intersection of Main Street and Windsor Street, Hartford

PhotographerPhotographed by Elmer M. White (American, 1858 - 1944)

Date1920-1930

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width) 7 9/16 x 9 3/8in. (19.2 x 23.8cm.)
Sheet (height x width) 8 1/16 x 9 7/8in. (20.5 x 25.1cm.)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Marge Bernard

DescriptionCommercial buildings line both sides of a city street. Signs read: "WOMAN'S SHOP" "LEE'S SMOKE SHOP" "$1.00 / AND UP / HOTEL BELMONT" "PAINTERS SUPPLIES / WALL PAPER / HOFF[MAN]" "CADWELL & JONES / FARM GARDEN AND POULTRY SUPPLIES / IMPLEMENTS & FERTILIZERS" "1084-1086 / MAIN ST. / GROWERS, IMPORTERS & DEALERS / GRASS, FLOWERS & VEGETABLE / SEEDS" "MORRIS GLAZER TIRE CO. / Firestone TIRES / Vulcanizing / Accessories / TIRE / CHAIN / STEAM / WELDED / TUBES / HEAVY / DUTY / Pneumatics" "WOOSTER EXPRESS". A vertical sign with a large clock reads: "1092 / KANE'S / COMPLETE / COME / FURNISHERS". A marquee reads: "GRAND / BURLESQUE". Billboards read: "GARBER BROTHERS / FINE FURNITURE" "DRINK / COCA-COLA / DELICIOUS AND REFRESHING" "R.C. Maxwell Co. Trenton N.J." White lines on the paved street indicate pedestrian crosswalks and traffic directions. Automobiles and trucks are parked beside the curbs. Trolley cars are in the distance. Trolley tracks are in the road, and trolley wires cross overhead. Men and women crowd the sidewalks. Utility poles, street lights, and trolley poles line the street.

Object number1999.91.2

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