General store, Milford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateprobably 1909
MediumPostcard; gelatin silver print on postcard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 9/16 x 5 1/2in. (9 x 14cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number2000.179.215
DescriptionFrame commercial building with signs that read: "Idle Hour" "Groceries / and / Provisions" "Ice Cream." Merchandise is displayed on the porch. A woman stands on a second story porch above. A screen door stands open. A crowd of men, women and boys are near the front of the store. One man holds an umbrella. Trolley tracks are in the foreground. Utility poles line the dirt road in the background. A street light is at the left. Inscribed on back: "Just arrived / at this place. / We are waiting for Brown's / auto to take / us down. Guess / we will get a shower. We / have the chowder safe."
Status
Not on view
2022 July 8
