Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Caption |
Hutchinson, MN Main St. c1895 |
Description |
Sepia toned early photograph of Hutchinson (c. 1895) looking north along Main Street from south of 3rd Avenue So. Large stacks of wood and homes and sheds are in the foreground; the Opera Hall (Quast Building) and business area are visible in the center of the photo. Undated. Mounted on photo board. Name Lewis Merrill is on the back side. (Harrington-Merrill Collection) In the right foreground is the F.W. Hartwig house at 305 Main Street South. Hartwig and L.A. Ritter were dealers in hardware on Main Street opposite Library Square. They did plumbing, tinning, and their hardware was "strictly up-do-date." Across Third Avenue to the north is the future site of the Hutchinson Post Office. Continuing north, the two-story brick structure at the corner of Main Street and Second Avenue is the Opera Hall. |
Catalog Number |
2005-0275-161 |
Search Terms |
Opera Hall, Hutchinson Harrington-Merrill Collection Hutchinson Post Office Hutchinson, Minnesota streets Hutchinson Main Street-Photos |
Subjects |
Towns Post offices Opera houses |
People |
Hartwig, F. W. Ritter, L. A. Merrill, Lewis |