West Street, prior to 1886 fire

00-2015-51-0

Item

Identifier: 00-2015-51-0

Staff Only

Content Description

West Street, prior to 1886 fire (2015-51-0) Photograph of West Street, Litchfield, Connecticut prior to the 1886 fire. Image shows The Mansion House, feed and Livery Stable, dry goods - carpets - crockery - hardware, Bishop Sedg, Litchfield Enquirer, W. R. Coe meat market, F. D. McNeil & Co., and the Congregational Church. There are three horse and wagons waiting in front of the buildings. One wagon has E. B. Peck printed on its side.

Dates

Creation: before 1886

Creator

Sheldon, K. T. (King T.), 1860-1940 (Photographer) (Photographer, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has been transferred to the Litchfield Historical Society for materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Extent

1.00 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Source of Acquisition

Harmon Poole

Method of Acquisition

Gift

West Street before 1886

A large black & white photograph of the business bocks on West Street before the 1886 fire from the Mansion House to the Beach block. [i]Currently housed in Photograph Oversize box 8.[/i]

West Street before 1886 - Mansion House corner

Buildings at the corner of West & South Streets before the 1886 fire. Included are the Mansion House, Bishop's Store; McNeil & Hinsdale Store; Courthouse; Beckwith house and store; and Judd block.