Hartford and its points of interest; illustrated from original photographs (1895) (14782147364)

Identifier: hartforditspoint00merc (find matches)
Title: Hartford and its points of interest ; illustrated from original photographs
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Mercantile Illustrating Company (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects: Industries
Publisher: New York : Mercantile Illustrating Co.
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries



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, it is not at all surprising that, during the years inwhich they have been in business in this city they should have taken a place in the front rank of the responsible and representativebusiness men of Hartford. This is the oldest dry-goods establishment in this city, having been founded seventy-two years ago by-Mr. Reuben Langdon, who was succeeded by his son under the firm name of Joseph Langdon & Co. The present firm, consisting of Messrs.C. W. Cook and C. S. Hills, having grown up in the business, succeeded to the control about twelve years ago. The preioccupied are located at Nos. 359-365 Main Street, and comprise a fine store 70 x 120 feet in size with basements. Kin-given to fifty experienced assistants, and a well-selected and extensive assortment of foreign and domestic dry goods ifare also manufacturers and repairers of umbrellas. Their prices are very reasonable, and bargains may be obtai-Both members of the firm are natives of Hartford, and widely and favorably known.
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MAIN AND PRATTS STREETS. Brown, Thomson & Company, DRY GOODS, 380, 398, 400, 402 Main Street. * I ^HIS leading house has been established for a quarter of a century, and although one of the original partners, Mr. Brown, is-*- deceased, the name of the firm has been unchanged from the start. The present partners are Messrs. Jas. M. Thomson,George A. Gay, William Campbell and Harry B. Strong. The new store premises are undoubtedly the most elegant and modernlyequipped of the kind in the State, allowing an extremely large amount of space on the ground floor, consisting of the entire firststory of the Cheney Building, at 3S0, 398, 400 and 402 Main Street, with a frontage on Main Street of 90 feet, and extending back150 feet. It affords a half of an acre for the immense displays of new goods handled by this house. The Cheney Block with itsmagnificent frontage and facades of red Connecticut sandstone is too familiar a landmark on Main Street to need any elaboratedescription. The constanhartforditspoint00merc