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Title	Northwest corner of Main Street and Asylum Street, Hartford.
Place	Main Street (Hartford, Conn.) Asylum Street (Hartford, Conn.)
Topic	Commercial buildings Storefronts Jewelry stores Drugstores Auctioneers
Topic-Organization, Vessel	Mayer, Grace & Mayer Hansel, Sloan & Co
Theme	Environment
Description	Brick commercial building has signs that read: "David Mayer / Diamonds and Watches" "Signs" "Chas. A. Rapelye / Druggist" "Forbes Decorating Co. / Removed to 3 Asylum St." "321 / Hartford / County / Mutual / Fire / Insurance Co." "319 - Mayer, Grace & Mayer" "Hansel & Sloan Co." "H.F.C. Flint successor to / J.C. Wasserbach / Real Estate and Loans / Auctioneer / Appraiser / and / Notary /Public" "Bricks mortar and timbers / will soon be flying on these premises We're forced to move / consequently all Toilet Articles / Including / Hair, Tooth and Nail Brushes, Combs, Mirrors, Snaps and Fancy Goods / at Little or No Prices Until Gone / C.A. Rapelye" "Huntsinger's / Business / College." Some buildings have awnings. Men and women look in shop windows. A woman at the left wears a cape. A trolley car at the far left has a sign that reads: "Zion Street." A utility pole and a fire hydrant are on the sidewalk. Inscribed on back: "NW corner Main & / Asylum Streets / Zion Street trolley proceeding west down Asylum Street."<br>
Notes	Charles R. Hansel and Frederick H. Sloan were the partners in Hansel, Sloan & Co., a jewelry store at 323 Main Street. <br>Charles A. Rapelye was a druggist at 325 Main Street. He specialized in homeopathic medicines. In 1897, he moved his business to 376 Asylum Street. <br>Frederick W. Mayer, James J. Grace and Maurice A. Mayer were the partners in Mayer, Grace & Mayer, a jewelry store. Frederick Mayer and Maurice Mayer were the sons of David Mayer, a German jew who immigrated to Hartford in 1847. He opened a jewelry store at the corner of Main Street and Asylum Street in the 1860s, where he did business for 30 years. In 1895, he turned the business over to his sons and James J.Grace. <br>
Date created	[ca. 1900]
Physical format	1 photographic print ; 10 x 14 cm.<br>
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number X.2000.37.182<br>File name 2802 img0022.pcd<br>
Source	The Connecticut Historical Society.
Rights	Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Graphics Collection, The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.
Sub-collection	Photographs

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