Businesses at the corner of State Street and Main Street, Hartford, 15 November 1896
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Date1896
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 9/16 x 7 1/2in. (11.6 x 19.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 15/16 x 7 15/16in. (12.5 x 20.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 15/16 x 7 15/16in. (12.5 x 20.2cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Morgan B. Brainard
DescriptionCommercial buildings and utility poles line a paved street with trolley tracks in it. A trolley car is in the distance. A clock, a trashcan, a fire hydrant, and several men are on the paved sidewalk. Some buildings have awnings. Signs read: "The Whole / of this space / To Rent / 5 ft. x 7 ft. / Eldridge & Co. / Fire / Insurance / 2 State St." "Goodwin's Drug Store" " J.W. Eldridge / Real Estate " "Fraternal / News" "J. L. Barbour / Attorney at Law" "Hartford Optic[al] Co." "J. F. Pitkin / Watchmaker" "Rubber / Stamps" "Crane - Dentist" "Cigars / 6- J. S. Schott -6" "Byrne Tailor / Repairing" "A. J. Glazier / Real Estate" "H. P. Hitchcock" "6 / Custom / Shirts / $9" "Butcher / Frocks / Aprons / and Waiters / Outfits / A Specialty" "Kashmann's Furnis[hings]" "Kashmann Hatter and Furnisher."
Object number1959.81.87
InscribedOn verso, inscribed in ink at top left, "66426 [Connecticut Historical Society Library number]". Inscribed in pencil, top right corner, "Htfd, State & Main".NotesSubject Notes: Businesses located at 8 State Street were S.L.G. Crane and Francis Crane, dentists; Charles O. Baldwin, stamps, stencils, etc.; John Byrne, tailor; and A. Judson Glazier, real estate.
Located at 10 State Street, Henry P. Hitchcock, merchant tailor.
Located at 12 State Street, Isaac Kashmann (1858-1933), gents furnishings. Kashmann, a prominent Jewish clothing merchant, was born in Kassel, Germany, and emigrated to Hartford when he was fourteen.
Located at 336 Main Street, Lester H. Goodwin, druggist.
J. F. Pitkin was a watchmaker with the Hartford Optical Company, manufacturing optician, jewelers and watchmakers.
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