Bequest of Ada Louise Taylor, 1956.84.198 © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Horace Seymour Store, Northwest Corner of Main Street, Hartford

Date1900

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper mounted on card

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 1/4 x 7 3/8in. (10.8 x 18.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 x 10in. (17.8 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineBequest of Ada Louise Taylor

DescriptionA frame commercial building with an awning is located at the corner of a city street. Signs read: "131 C.H. STRONG. 131" "131 G[R]OCERIES, MEAT AND FISH. 131" "SUNLIGHT / SOAP". Merchandise is displayed in boxes and baskets in front of the building. A wooden structure on the paved sidewalk in front of the building has a sign that reads: "THE STANDARD / SCALE / PITTSBURG, PA." Theatrical posters are posted on the side of the building. These read, in part: "Julia / Marlowe" "The / King's / [illegible]" Utility poles and trolley poles line the street. A gas street light operated by a pulley hangs from a pole at the corner. There appears to be a mailbox on a nearby pole. A house with louvered shutters, a porch supported by Ionic columns, and a rail fence is at the right. A horse-drawn vehicle is in the street at the left. A painted sign on the side of a brick commercial building reads: "The Kind You Have / Always Bought / The Signature of / W [?] H. Flet[cher?] / Is on Every ... / CASTO..."

Object number1956.84.198

MarkingsVerso, stamped in black ink, lower left: "F.D. Berry, / HARTFORD, CONN."; lower right: "JUN 29 1900".InscribedVerso, inscribed in black ink, right margin: "The Horace Seymour Store North west corner of Main and / Park Streets and for many years kept by Horace T. / & Maj. Leverett Seymour. This is & was an old building / in my first recollection of it in 1840."; in another hand: "C.H.S. / SAMUEL TAYLOR COLL."; accession number inscribed in pencil, left margin.NotesSubject Note: Charles H. Strong was a grocer at 131Main Street, residing at 134 Main Street.

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