Keney Store, House and Office, 700 Main Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
RetailerSold by
Witkower's
American
Date1897
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 7/8 x 10 1/4in. (20 x 26cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionFrame commercial building with clapboard siding, louvered shutters and a brick chimney. A fire hydrant and two hitching posts are on the sidewalk. A lamp post is at the left. A frame house is at the right, partially hidden by trees. Trolley tracks are in the dirt road in the foreground.
Object number2000.190.87
MarkingsOn verso, on gummed label, stamped in blue ink, "WITKOWER'S OLD SCENS CO. / BOX 933 HARTFORD, CONN."InscribedOn recto, typewritten note: "Store H. and W. Keney / Site of Keney Tower." On verso: "Store House and Office / H. and W. Keney / Keney & Roberts / 700 Main Street / Corner Ely / Hartford, Conn. / Keney Tower now (1930) is no. 1362 Main Street. / House to right / was where were born Henry Keney 1806 - died 1894 / Walter Keney 18087 - died 1889 / Sons of Joseph and Rebecca (Turner) Keney. / The buildings were taken down / in the year 1897. / This picture taken July 9, 1897."NotesSubject Note: The Keney store was a wholesale grocery.
Date Note: Apparently a copy of an earlier photograph.
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