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Policeman in front of Hoffman Wall Paper Co., 1136-1140 Main Street, Hartford.
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Title
Policeman
in
front
of
Hoffman
Wall
Paper
Co
.,
1136-1140
Main
Street
,
Hartford
.
Place
1136 Main Street (Hartford, Conn.)
Topic
Storefronts
Police
Jews -- United States
Commercial buildings
Stores, Retail
Paint industry and trade
Russian Americans
Wallpaper industry
Topic-Person
Hoffman, Abraham, 1879-1933
Topic-Organization, Vessel
Hoffman Wall Paper Co
Theme
Infrastructure
Environment
Diversity
Description
A
policeman
in
uniform
stands
in
front
of a
four-story
brick
commercial
building
with a
sign
that
reads
: "
Hoffman
Wall
Paper
Co.
" The
shop
window
on the
left
contains
wallpaper
. The
window
on the
right
holds
cans
of
paint
.
Other
signs
read
: "
Curtain
rods
/
Cut
to
order/
Ready
made
" "
Window
Shades
" A
billboard
on the
roof
reads
: "The
Hoffman
Wall
Paper
Co
.
/
Pratt
&
Lambert
Varnishes
Enamels
/
E.I
.
Dupont
De
Nemours
Paints.
" A
small
sign
above
the
billboard
reads
: "
Thos
.
Cusack
Co.
"
Electric
lights
protrude
above
the
billboard
. The
alley
on the
left
with a
carriage
in
it
is
Sigourney
Place
. The
brick
building
at the
left
has a
sign
that
reads
: "
Sigourney
House.
" A
fire
escape
is
on the
side
of
building
. The
building
at
right
has a
sign
that
reads
: "For
Sale
/
34
ft
.
front
by
/
74
ft
.
deep
/
Apply
/
to
/
S.C
.
Doty
/
80
Sate
Street.
" A
street
light
stands
at the
edge
of the
sidewalk
.
Several
manhole
covers
are in the
paved
street
.
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
.
Abraham
Hoffman
was
born
in
Russia
to
Jewish
parents
. He
immigrated
to
Hartford
in
1898
and
established
his
wallpaper
firm
in
1903
.
Hoffman
Wall
Paper
Co
. at
1136
Main
Street
sold
wallpaper
,
paint
and
artists
supplies
and
offered
services
in
house
painting
and
decorating
.
Mrs
.
Vellvenery
S
.
Webb
was the
proprietor
of
Sigourney
House
, a
hotel
at
1150
Main
Street
.
Date created
[192-]
Physical format
1
photographic
print
;
21
x
16
cm
.
Digital format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Accession
number
1988.94.3File
name
0530
img0040.pcd
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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