Main Street Between Gold Street and the Center Church
Date1895
MediumPhotography; silver gelatin print on paper mounted on card
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 5/16 x 7 9/16in. (11 x 19.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 x 10in. (17.8 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 x 10in. (17.8 x 25.4cm)
Credit LineBequest of Ada Louise Taylor
DescriptionCommercial buildings linea city street. The frame building at the left has a striped awning and a sign that reads: "219 ANDREW J. O'CONNOR 219." There is a shoeshine chair in front of the plateglass shop window. The building on the right has louvered shutters and a sign that reads: "CENTENNIAL AM[E]RICAN TEA CO." Merchandise is displayed in the shop windows. Part of the Center Congregational Church is visible at the far right. Utility poles and paved sidewalks line the street. A gas street light operated by a pulley is at the left.
Object number1956.84.200
MarkingsVerso, stamped in blue ink, upper center: "F.D. BERRY, Photographer, / Hartford, Conn."InscribedVerso, inscribed in black ink, right margin: "Two stores in a very old building between Gold Street and / the center church [sic]. Cyprian Nichols Humphrey & Lemuel Humphrey / kept store there for many years, folllowed by Humphry & Seyms / then succeeded by Seyms & Co."; in another hand: "C.H.S. / SAMUEL TAYLOR COLL."; inscribed in pencil, lower left: "neg #197"; accession number inscribed in pencil, lower left.NotesSubject Note: Andrew J. O'Connor operated a saloon at 219 Main Street. He resided at 20 Linden Street. The Centennial American Tea Company was located at 223 Main Street, in the building previously occupied by Humphrey & Seyms and Seyms & Co.On View
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