Exterior of Michaels Jewelers, Bridgeport
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1920-1940
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 1/16 x 9 7/8in. (12.9 x 25.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 10 3/16in. (14 x 25.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 10 3/16in. (14 x 25.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionMen, women, boys, and girls crowd the sidewalks of a city street in front of a store with signs that read: "MICHAELS - JEWELERS - OPTICIANS." Men wear suits, hats, and vests. Some boys wear knickerbockers or overalls. Women wear dresses, coats, and hats. There is a square clock over the store entrance and large bouquets of flowers in the plate glass store windows. Trolley tracks are in the paved street. Other signs read: "Virginia / Dresses" "Model Fur Co."
Object number2003.110.4
MarkingsOn verso, upper left, stamped in magenta ink: "The L.F. Dettenborn Woodworking Co."InscribedOn verso, upper left, in blue ink, "Michaels Inc - Bridgeport, Conn. / Fixtures by [The L.F. Dettenborn Woodworking Co.]" Lower right, in pencil, the accession number.NotesSubject Note: The interior fixtures of Michaels Jewelers are by the L.F. Dettenborn Woodworking Co., Hartford. (Finlay 12/17/2003)Subject Terms
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