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Image Not Available for Stores in Worthington Block, Main Street, Colchester
Stores in Worthington Block, Main Street, Colchester
Image Not Available for Stores in Worthington Block, Main Street, Colchester

Stores in Worthington Block, Main Street, Colchester

PhotographerPhotographed by Curtis F. McIntosh American, 1851 - 1923
Dateabout 1895
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 7/8 x 9 7/16in. (20 x 24cm)
DescriptionTwo-story brick commercial building with an elaborate cornice and an arched doorway. Signs beneath the pediment read: "Rebuilt / 1890 / Worthington /Block / 1883." A sign on a column by the door reads: "Mrs. M.I. Whit... / Milliners / Upstairs." Signs on the awnings read: "F.W. Smith" "Bakery." Fruits or vegetables are displayed in baskets on the steps of the store at the left and in the shop windows. A lamp, probably an oil lamp, hangs in the right window.A man and a boy, both wearing aprons, stand in the door of the shop at the right. A lantern on a pole, presumably used as a street lamp, and three hitching posts are in front of the building. A picket gate is at the right.
Object number1980.80.2
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