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
Object number1999.91.2
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.
Status
Not on view
