Employees in front of J.P. Newton Market, 341 Asylum Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
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)
ClassificationsGraphics
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
Not on view
Burton H. Hubbell
about 1900
