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Capitol City Carriage and Harness Repository, 291-303 Allyn Street, Hartford.

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Title	Capitol City Carriage and Harness Repository, 291-303 Allyn Street, Hartford.
Creator	Littlefield [Studio].
Place	291-303 Allyn Street (Hartford, Conn.)
Topic	Carriage industry Horse-drawn vehicles Dogs Harness making and trade Commercial buildings
Topic-Organization, Vessel	Capitol City Carriage and Harness Repository
Theme	Livelihood Environment
Description	Seven men and a dog stand in front of a brick commercial building. Some of the men have beards or mustaches. One man wears overalls. All wear hats. Letterpress text beneath the image reads: "Pomroy's [sic] New Building / Capitol City Carriage and Harness Repository. / Harness of Every Description and Price. / Business, Express, Farm and Truck Wagons Constantly on Hand. / Horses received from Vermont and the West. On hand at all times, good Driving Horses suitable for all work. / All horses sold warranted as represented, or money refunded. Close to Union Depot, Hartford, Conn. Geo. W. Pomroy Prop'r." Signs on the building read in part: "Business / and / Farm / Wagons / Heavy and Light / Bob Sleds / Portland / and / Swell / Bodyt Sleighs." "The Celebrated / Runabout / Wagon / One & Two / Seated / sold Here" "Blankets, / Whips / Robes / etc." "Agent for Columbus buggy Co." "Agent for Cortland Wagon Co." A stuffed horse is hitched to a carriage on the sidewalk in front of the building. Horse collars and horse blankets are also on display. Snow is on the ground. A picket fence and a fire hydrant are on the right. Utility poles and wires line the street.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger. George W. Pomeroy established the Capitol City Carriage and Harness Repository ca. 1895 at 291-303 Allyn Street. The business was sold to Messrs. Tuttle and Mather in 1898.
Date created	[ca. 1895]
Physical format	1 photographic print ; 18 x 23 cm.
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number X.2000.9.10 File name 0530 img0035.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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