Men Working on Tracks, Main Steet, Hartford, 1902
Date1902
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 1/2 x 6 7/16in. (11.4 x 16.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 7/8 x 6 13/16in. (12.4 x 17.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 7/8 x 6 13/16in. (12.4 x 17.3cm)
Credit LineBequest of Ada Louise Taylor
DescriptionMen in workclothes dig on and near tracks. A pile of dirt and paving stones is at the left. Brick commercial buildings, utility poles and trolley poles line the street. Some buildings have striped awnings. Signs read: "Langdon & Daley" "Reid / Tailor / Costumer" "Chas. R. Grisw[old] / Dealer / Drugs / Chemicals / Herbs Roots / Trusses Spong[es] / Etc. Etc..." "S. Goodrich & Co." "C. P. Gladding" "Watters [?] Market" The steeple in the background belongs to the Fourth Congregational Church. Men and women are on the sidewalks. Bicycles and horsedrawn vehicles are in the street. A trolley car is in the background. Horse manure is in the right foreground.
Object number1956.84.179
InscribedOn verso, lengthwise, from top, in black ink, "M.C.T. / from / Mr. M. B. Brainard". In different hand, in black ink, "C.H.S. / SAMUEL TAYLOR COLL." At bottom, in different hand, in pencil, "[MAIN ST]".NotesSubject Notes: John F. Langdon and Patrick H. Daley were plumbers at 1230 Main Street. James W. Reid was a merchant tailor at 1212 Main Street. Charles R. Griswold was a druggist at 1129 Main Street. Curtis P. Gladding was a druggist at 1203 Main Street.Inscription Note: The "M.C.T." refered to on verso is probably Mary Curtain Taylor, daughter of Samuel Taylor, and sister of Ada Louise Taylor.
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