Employees in front of J.P. Newton Market, 341 Asylum Street, Hartford
Date1882-1885
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 11/16 x 9 1/16in. (17 x 23cm)
DescriptionA group of men and women stand on the sidewalk in front of a two-story frame commercial building. Some men have beards or mustaches. Some wear aprons. Some wear suits. Some wear hats or caps. Plucked chickens hang front the porch. Signs read: "J.P. Newton. Market." "J.P. Newton / Meat. / Fish / and / Oysters." "Mrs. Duggan / Boarding and Lodging." "Boarding. / By the / Day or Week."
Object number1986.32.2
NotesSubject Note: Mrs. Michael Duggan's boarding house appears listed at 345 Asylum Street beginning in 1882. Before that it was listed at 353 Asylum Street. Joel P. Newton was a wholesale meat, poultry and fish dealer at 341 Asylum Street between 1875 and 1885. The business then became Newton and Robertson, grocers.On View
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