East Side Business block, 53-63 Morgan Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1906
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 5/16 x 8 1/4in. (16 x 21cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number1967.96.37
DescriptionBrick commercial building with signs that read: "Tobacco" "61 The East Side Department Store. Max Hartzmark Prop. 57" "Capes" "Cloaks" "Ladies / and / Gents" "Dry / Goods" "Infants / Goods" "Millinery" "East Side Candy Store / Joseph H. Wiegel Prop." "Tobacco / Cigars / and / Cigarettes" "Cold / Soda" "Fruit / and / Candy." "53 East Side Paper Store 53" "Matches / Twine / and / Chimneys" "Wholesale / Stationery / Specialties" "Printed / Wrapping / Paper / Bags" "M. Kemler Prop. Est. 1896 / Wholesale Paper and Bags / Woodenware and Tinware." Merchandise is displayed in shop windows. Bales of paper are piled on the sidewalk. A board fence lines the road. The area in the foreground is cobblestoned.
NotesSubject Note: Part of a series of photographs taken of buildings scheduled for demolition during the construction of the Bulkeley Bridge. Michael Kemler was the proprietor of the East Side Paper Store at 53 Morgan Street.Status
Not on view
Smith-Worthington Saddlery Company
