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Marble block, Central row, Hartford
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Title
Marble
block
,
Central
row
,
Hartford
Creator
Berry, Fred D.
Place
Central row (Hartford, Conn.)
Topic
Commercial buildings
Office buildings
Stores, retail
Topic-Organization, Vessel
Western Union Telegraph Company
Theme
Environment
Description
Stone
commercial
buildings
,
sidewalks
,
trolley
poles
and
electric
street
lights
line
a
paved
street
. A
boy
in
knickers
and a
cap
sits
near
striped
poles
that
probably
indicate
the
presence
of a
barbershop
in the
basement
of the
center
building
.
Signs
on
storefronts
read
: "
Pool
Parlor
" "
Hobby
Shop
/
[Your?]
Hobbies
Are
Ours
/
Books
/
Curios
" "
Cigars
/
Fruits
/
Candy
" "The
Travelers
" "
Beach
,
Forman
&
Co
.
/
Insurance
" "
John
L
.
Burke
/
Attorney
at
Law
" "
Western
Union
" "
Don't
Write
-
/
Telegraph!
" "
Telegraph
/
and
/
Cable
" "
Chas
.
B
.
Sloan
/
Real
Estate
/
Mortgages
/
Insurance
" "
Headquarters
State
Fair
Campaign
" "
State
Fair
/
7%
Bonds...
" "Have
Faith
/
In
Connecticut...
" The
central
block
has
Corinthian
columns
,
quoins
and a
cornice
.
Merchandise
displayed
in
shop
windows
and on the
sidewalk
includes
newspapers
and
framed
pictures
.
Inscribed
on
back
: "
Marble
Block
,
Central
Row
,
Hartford
/
built
by
Hon
.
Henry
G
.
Robinson.
"<br>
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
. <br>
Joseph
Watson
Beach
and
George
L
.
Forman
were
partners
in
Beach
,
Forman
&
Co
. at
12-14
Central
Row
. <br>
Wright's
Billiard
Parlor
was
located
at
18
Central
Row
. <br>
Date created
[192-]
Physical format
1
photographic
print
;
12
x
17
cm
.<br>
Digital format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Accession
number
1956.84.147
<br>
File
name
2802
img0028.pcd
<br>
Source
The
Connecticut
Historical
Society
.
Collection
Samuel
Taylor
Collection
.<br>
Rights
Reproduction
and
copyright
information
regarding
this
image
is
available
from The
Graphics
Collection
, The
Connecticut
Historical
Society
,
Hartford
.
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