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Title	Allyn Hall fire, 180 Asylum Street, Hartford, 26 February 1914.
Place	180 Asylum Street (Hartford, Conn.)
Topic	Fire fighters Commercial buildings Theaters Posters Clothing trade Fire engines
Theme	Infrastructure
Description	Smoke issues from the windows and roof of a commercial block containing a theater and shops. Signs read: "5 ct. Theatre" "Auditorium" "G.W. Fuller" "Pool Parlor" "Happy Hour" "United Tailors" "180 - Morris Levy, Tailor - 180" "Harry H. Opdyke" "F.W. Taylor / Optician." A rose window is above the main entrance, there are window heads above the windows and awnings above shop windows in which merchandise is displayed. Electric lights are above some windows. Theatrical posters are near the entrance. A fire truck is at the far left. Hoses are on the ground. Firemen wearing helmets are blurred from movement. Men walk on the sidewalk at the right. Snow is on the ground. Inscribed on back: "Allyn Hall Fire 26 Feb 1914 / 180 Asylum St., Htfd. / (Also known as the Auditorium)"<br>
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger. <br>The fire was also known as the Happy Hour fire and the Auditorium fire. <br>Fred H. Fuller was the proprietor of G.W. Fuller Company, manufacturer of trunks, at 182 Asylum Street. The company was founded by G.W. Fuller, who died in 1904. <br>Harrison Harris was the manager of the Happy Hour Theatre at 180 Asylum Street. <br>Harry H. Opdyke was proprietor of a boot and shoe store at 174 Asylum Street. <br>Fred N. Taylor and Alfred E. Taylor were the proprietors of F.N. Taylor & son, opticians, at 174 Asylum Street. <br>
Date created	1914.
Physical format	1 photographic print ; 24 x 19 cm.<br>
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number 1969.3.1.40<br>File name 2822 img0076.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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