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Bequest of Ada Louise Taylor, 1956.84.124  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Park River, looking east from Main street, Hartford.
Bequest of Ada Louise Taylor, 1956.84.124 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Park River, looking east from Main street, Hartford.

Dateabout 1905
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 12 x 18in. (30.5 x 45.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineBequest of Ada Louise Taylor
DescriptionView of the Park River and the multiple family dwellings and businesses along it. Advertisement for Kaplan's shoe store and sign painted on building reads "Soak, Boil, Rinse."
Object number1956.84.124
InscribedApartments;Advertising;Laundries;Immigrants;Signs and signboards;Rivers;NotesSubject Note: According to Ellsworth Grant this area which fronted on Sheldon Street was the heart of the Polish neighborhood.
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