Pallotti block, Hartford.
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Date1906
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 5/16 x 8 1/4in. (16 x 21cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionK. Goldberg feed & grain and coal store and Kaplan shoe store in the Pallotti block on Morgan street. Small child looking in window of Goldberg's store. Plant, bottles and bowl in windowsill above the stores. Photograph taken prior to the construction of the Bulkeley Bridge.
Object number1967.96.39
NotesSubject Note: David Kaplan had a shoe store at 65 Morgan Street. According to Hartford Jews, a book by Rabbi Morris Silverman, published in 1970, David Kaplan was born in Russia in 1871. After coming to Hartford, he was first a merchant peddler, then a bookkeeper at Wise, Smith & Co. In 1898, he was one of the Hartford founders of the B'nai Zion Society, which met at his shoe store on Morgan Street. He was later active as a realtor and insurance agent. He died in 1960. Kolman (or Kalman) Goldberg was a coal and grain dealer at 272 Market Street and 67 Morgan street. According to Hartford Jews, a book by Rabbi Morris Silverman, published in 1970, a book by Rabbi Morris Silverman, published in 1970, Kolman (or Kalman) Goldberg was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He came to Hartford in 1890 and established a grain and feed store. He later was a partner in the Goldberg-Castonguay Coal Company. The Pallotti family was a prominent Italian American family in the area.On View
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Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
