Skinner Brothers store, Canton
PublisherPublished by
L. S. Mills
American, 1874 - 1965
Date1875
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on postcard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 9/16 x 5 1/2in. (9 x 14cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionFrame commercial building with vertical board siding. A sign over the door reads: "Skinner Brothers." Merchandise is displayed in the shop windows. Three men and a woman stand near the entrance. Once of the men wears an apron. Another man sits in a wagon drawn by a horse. At left, another building is sheathed with dilapidated clapboards.
Object number1991.157.268
InscribedOn verso, in letterpress: "Canton Center General Store in 1875 / operated by Austin H. and Myron G. Skinner and Wyllys Barber."NotesDate Note: Photograph on the postcard is a copy of a photograph taken in 1875. Postcard was published in 1947.Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
Burton H. Hubbell
about 1900