Simmons Shoes and Hosiery truck, Church Street, Hartford
Dateabout 1915
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 15/16 x 5 1/8in. (10 x 13cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionDriver seated in a delivery truck parked in front of the Wilson Restaurant. A sign on the truck reads: "Simmons / Shoes & Hosiery / 901 Main Street." The signs on the restaurant read "[Resta]urant and Lunch Room" and "Wilson..." A second storefront is at the right.
Object number1982.61.33
NotesConstituent Note: William J. Johnson was the auto editor at the Hartford Times and lived in East Berlin, Connecticut. Subject Note: In 1916, Mrs. Annie Weller, a widow, was the proprietor of the Wilson Restaurant at 32 Church Street, Hartford.
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