ABOUT
HOW TO USE
SEARCH
JOURNEYS
CLASSROOM
COPYRIGHT
SITEMAP
HOME
Log in
|
Help
|
English
English
Engish-Pirate
한국어
Search
Advanced Search
Find results with:
error div
Add another field
Search by date
from
after
before
on
to
Searching collections:
Connecticut History Online
Add or remove collections
Home
Isle of Safety, State Street, Hartford.
Reference URL
Share
Add tags
Comment
Rate
To link to this object, paste this link in email, IM or document
To embed this object, paste this HTML in website
Paste link in email, IM, or document
Paste HTML to embed in website
Isle of Safety, State Street, Hartford.
View Description
Download
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
Print
Image
Text
Loading content ...
Description
Rating
Title
Isle
of
Safety
,
State
Street
,
Hartford
.
Creator
Commercial Photo Arts Co.
Place
State Street (Hartford, Conn.)
Topic
Commercial buildings
Automobiles
Theaters
Restaurants
Stores, retail
Trolley cars
Billboards
Street-railroad stations
Topic-Organization, Vessel
Princess Theatre
Theme
Environment
Infrastructure
Description
Brick
and
stone
commercial
buildings
line
a
busy
street
.
Some
buildings
have
awnings
.
Automobiles
and
trolleys
are in the
street
and
beside
a
trolley
shelter
with what
appears
to be a
tiled
roof
. A
sign
on a
trolley
reads
: "
Ashley
St.
"
Men
and
women
stand
on the
platform
and on the
sidewalks
.
Some
people
and
cars
are
blurred
from
movement
.
Utility
poles
line
the
street
.
Trolley
wires
cross
overhead
. The
building
at the
far
left
appears
to be
undergoing
demolition
.
Interior
walls
and
timbers
are
visible
.
Signs
on
buildings
read
: "
City
Hall
Market
/
42
State
St
.
/
Business
Going
On as
Usual
" "
Established
1874
/
J.W
.
Bishop
Co
.
/
General
Contractors
" "
One
of
Grant's
Best
for
Hartford
/
One
of
America's
Finest
/
25
ct
.
50
ct
.
$1.00
Department
Stores
" "
Princess
" "
Far
East
/
Garden
" "
Long's
Hotel
" "
Levine's
/
Shoes.
"
Billboards
are on the
roofs
of
several
buildings
. An
advertisement
on
one
billboard
reads
: "
King
Perfecto.
"
Inscribed
on
back
: "
State
Street
,
Isle
of
Safety
,
looking
E
/
ca.
1924.
"
Notes
W.T
.
Grant
&
Co
.,
apparently
under
construction
in
1924
, was
located
at
26
State
Street
in
1925
.
H.M
.
Cohen
was the
proprietor
of the
City
Hall
Market
at
42
State
Street
. The
Princess
Theatre
was
located
at
58
State
street
.
Percy
H.V
.
Lee
was the
manager
of the
Far
East
Garden
, an
American-Chinese
restaurant
at
76
State
Street
.
John
C
.
Long
and
Timothy
J
.
Long
were the
proprietors
of
Long
Bros
.
Hotel
at
80
State
Street
.
George
Levine
was the
proprietor
of a
shoe
store
at
106
State
Street
.
Date created
[ca
.
1924]
Physical format
1
photographic
print
;
21
x
26
cm
.
Digital format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Accession
number
1964.119.0.2
File
name
2802
img0070.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
Tags
Add tags
for Isle of Safety, State Street, Hartford.
View as list
|
View as tag cloud
|
report abuse
Comments
Post a Comment
for
Isle of Safety, State Street, Hartford.
Your rating was saved.
you wish to report:
Your comment:
Your Name:
Submit
Cancel
...
Back to top
Select the collections to add or remove from your search
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Select All Collections
B
Biological Specimens
C
Connecticut History Online
G
Graphic Materials
M
Maps
P
Photographs
500
You have selected:
1
OK
Cancel
Isle of Safety, State Street, Hartford. 