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Title	Businesses at 187 Main Street, Hartford.
Creator	Berry, Fred D.
Place	187 Main Street (Hartford, Conn.)
Topic	Commercial buildings Posters Central business districts Bakeries Furniture industry and trade Woodworking industries Carriage industry Signs and signboards Stables
Topic-Organization, Vessel	F.A. Sykes Family Bakery Peter Lux Furniture K. Ragan Livery Stable Phoenix Carriage Work
Theme	Livelihood Environment
Description	Frame commercial building with signs that read: "Peter Lux / 187. / Antique and Modern Furniture." "Peter Lux / 187 / Latest Styles / of / Showcases / &c &c." Louvered shutters are on the second floor windows. Plates are displayed in the shop windows. The shop at the left has signs that read: "F.A. Sykes Family Bakery" "F.A. Sykes / Lunch Rooms" "Home Made / Bread / Graham / and Rye Bread / Boston Brown Bread / Biscuit Rolls / Plain & Fancy / Cake / Ornamental / Bridal Loaves / Old Fashioned [?] / Loaf Cake / Wedding Parties Supplied." Awnings are over both storefronts. A small boy stands on the sidewalk at the left, near a sign "K. Ragan / Board, Feed, Sale and Livery Stable." A theatrical broadside poster in the ally advertises performances at the Pavilion Theatre. Large advertising signs for fancy goods and cigars are on the brick building at the left. Signs above the entrance to the alley at the right read: "Webster Burns / Phoenix Carriage Works" "Sinnott & McCann / Joiners and Builders" "Wood / Stone Carving / A. Entress / Cabinet Work." A man stands beside a horse-drawn wagon at the far right. A utility pole or trolley pole and wires are in the foreground. Three posts may be hitching posts. Inscribed on back: "The old Bartholomew house on west side of Main Street / nearly opposite St. Johns Church. Formerly owned by Roswell Bartholomew and sold by his descendants to Peter Lux."<br>
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger. <br>Peter Lux sold second hand and new furniture. <br>Francis A. Sykes was a baker. <br>The K. Ragan Livery Stable is listed at 187 Main Street only in the 1894 and 1895 Hartford city directories. <br>Webster and Burns Phoenix Carriage Works was owned by Charles E. Webster and Henry B. Burns. <br>Albert Entress called himself an architectural sculptor. He made plaster models for stucco work, did stone and wood carving and produced custom designed cabinets. <br>Patrick C. Sinnott and Patrick McCann were partners in a woodworking business. <br>
Date created	[ca. 1895]
Physical format	1 photographic print ; 12 x 20 cm.<br>
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number X.2000.9.7<br>File name 0530 img0063.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.
Sub-collection	Photographs

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