Smith & Co., undated

Collection Name:

George W. Perry Scrapbooks

Title:

Smith & Co., undated

Creator:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Creator Role:

Collector

Accession / Call Number:

1974.045

Object ID:

1974.045.31.004

Type of Material:

graphic material

Physical Description:

1 photograph

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Undated photographic print of Smith & Co. grocery store in Concord, NH, with four men and a wagon out front. The caption states, "In 1900 this was Evarts McQuesten's Groceries shop, at the corner of Thorndike and South streets. House on left was the home of William McCauley, painter, house South, n. Thorndike directory of 1878. Cupola on the stable of George L. Theobald, Thorndike street Smith & Co. was owned by George Smith soninlaw of Mr. McQuesten. He had the store to give work to his father Kit Smith. The boy is Edward Chase who in 1955 was supt. of the B&M Trans. Company. Large hay scale on the Thorndike street side. The store safe was burglirize three times so after that Mr. McQuesten had a sign made and put on the safe door, Notice- this safe is not locked. Smith sold out the store to Carrol Flanders, and he sold to Mrs. Shepard. In 1878 this store belonged to Walter S. Blanchard, home Washington street opposite Academy street."

Subjects:

Grocery trade , Men , Wagons , Horses , Dwellings

Locations:

Concord, NH

People:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Organizations:

Smith & Co.

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of May Nutter.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

7