Exterior View of Allyn & Blanchard Company, 34-38 Market Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1887
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 13/16 x 9 1/2in. (19.8 x 24.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 13/16 x 9 1/2in. (19.8 x 24.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 7 7/8 x 9 5/8in. (20 x 24.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number2003.21.1
DescriptionSixteen men stand in front of a brick commercial building with a sign that reads, "38 ALLYN & BLANCHARD COMPANY. 34". Some men wear overalls. Some wear suits and neckties. Some wear vests. Some hold bowler hats. One man holds a top hat. Some men have mustaches or beards. One man appears to be African American. They stand on a wooden porch or sidewalk. The building has louvered shutters, striped awnings, and metal grilles on the ground floor windows. There appear to be cast iron Corinthian columns between the shop windows.
Information inscribed from old backing: "PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN IN 1887. / AT 34 MARKET ST. HARTFORD, CONN. / NAMES L. TO R. (PER R.C.L.) / 1. JOHN CRANE / 2. MIKE DUNNE (ROASTED THE COFFEE) / WILEY (A HIGH JUMPER) / 4. UNKNOWN / 5. FOSTER / 6. FRANCIS R. GOOLEY / 7. UNKNOWN / 8. ROBERT T. SMITH / 9. ROBERT N. SEYMS / 10. CHARLES G. LINCOLN / 11. NOYES B. ALLYN / 12. ORLAND H. BLANCHARD / 13. FULLER (HEAD BOOKKEEPER) / 14. FOWLER (STORE SALESMAN) / 15. UNKNOWN / 16. UNKNOWN."
NotesSubject Note: In 1887, Noyes B. Allyn, Orland H. Blanchard, Charles G. Lincoln, and Robert N. Seyms were the proprietors of Allyn & Blanchard, importers and wholesale dealers in teas, coffees, spices, tobacco, cigars, and specialties, located at 32 to 42 Market Street, Hartford. (Information from advertisement in 1887 Hartford City Directory.) (Finlay 10/17/2003)Information inscribed from old backing: "PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN IN 1887. / AT 34 MARKET ST. HARTFORD, CONN. / NAMES L. TO R. (PER R.C.L.) / 1. JOHN CRANE / 2. MIKE DUNNE (ROASTED THE COFFEE) / WILEY (A HIGH JUMPER) / 4. UNKNOWN / 5. FOSTER / 6. FRANCIS R. GOOLEY / 7. UNKNOWN / 8. ROBERT T. SMITH / 9. ROBERT N. SEYMS / 10. CHARLES G. LINCOLN / 11. NOYES B. ALLYN / 12. ORLAND H. BLANCHARD / 13. FULLER (HEAD BOOKKEEPER) / 14. FOWLER (STORE SALESMAN) / 15. UNKNOWN / 16. UNKNOWN."
Status
Not on view
Joseph Pratt Allyn