Henry Lewis & Company, and Other Businesses at 174 State Street, Hartford
Dateabout 1895
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on card
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 5/8 x 7 1/2in. (11.8 x 19.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 x 9 11/16in. (17.8 x 24.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 x 9 11/16in. (17.8 x 24.6cm)
Credit LineBequest of Ada Louise Taylor
DescriptionFrame commercial building in dilapidated condition has a gambrel roof, dormers, awnings and signs that read: "174- Henry Lewis & Co. -174" "Henry Lewis Merchant Tailor" "Table Board / Rooms with or without Board" "Shaving / 10 cts / Hair Cutting 15 cts / Shampooing / 15 cts." "Ehret Bros. / Cigar Factory." "Whiskies at Wholesale Pric[es]" "John J. D. Callahan." Merchandise displayed in shop window includes coats and suspenders. Hats are in a trunk on the steps. A theatrical poster reads: "Barnum & Bailey / Greatest Show on Earth / [Hart]ford July 3" Men and a barefoot boy stand and sit near a board fence nearby. A construction site is at the left. A barrel is near a utility pole. A shoeshine chair is on the sidewalk near a striped pole indicating the location of the barber shop. A bicycle and a horsedrawn carriage are at the right. A woman looks out the window of a brick building at the far right. Curtains and interior louvered shutters are visible at some windows. A sign at the left reads: "Olds & Whipple / Removed to their / Ferry St. Warehouse/ during construction of their new building".
Object number1956.84.142
InscribedOn verso, in center, in black ink: "C.H.S. / SAMUEL TAYLOR COLL."In different hand, in center, in black ink: "State Street, north side. / Henry Lewis. #174 State St. / Ehret cigar mfg. #178 State St."
At top left in pencil: "A".
NotesSubject Notes: John Ehret and Frank E. Ehret were the partners in Ehret Brothers at 178 State Street. Henry Lewis & Co., merchant tailors at 174 State Street. The partners in the business in 1895 were Henry Lewis and Edward G. Lasbury.
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