Drug Store, Corner of Trumbull and Church Streets, Hartford

Dateabout 1905

MediumPhotograph; gelatin silver print on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 9/16 x 9 9/16in. (19.2 x 24.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 9 15/16in. (20.3 x 25.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Frieda B. Cantarow

DescriptionInterior view of a drug store with stocked shelves, including boxes and bottles, and a soda fountain counter. Two young men are behind the counter, another man stands to the left. There are several signs that read: "Learn to Drink / Moxie / It's Healthful" ; "Drink S . H. / Root Beer / 5 [cents]" ; and "Ice Cream / Soda 10 [cents]". Several cups are lined up on the counter, and light fixtures are hanging over it. The man at the far left is probably Joseph I. Cantarow, owner of the store.

Object number2001.132.4

InscribedOn verso, hand-written in pencil, most with with pen written/traced over it: "Joseph I. Cantarow / Around 1905"; "Clerk -- Bart Bailey (clerk / became Hfd's prom- / inent obstretrcian [sic]"; "Pa's drug store - corner Church & Trumbull Sts. / Later became 'Kid Kaplan's Restaurant' "; "After Pa in this store came Uncle Sam Nelson who was / sold this store by Pa - THEN it becam Kid Kaplan's place. (Kid Kaplan was a / prize fighter - a world champion in his weight (light weight, I think) / P.C. [addition possible written by Peter Cantarow]"; "(Rose Cantarow Tulin)". Accession number inscribed in pencil in lower right corner.NotesSubject Note: The Hartford City Directory of 1904 lists a Joseph I. Cantarow as a druggist at 110 1/2 Trumbull Street, and living at 127 Trumbull Street.

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