Archive Record
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Metadata
Title |
[Photograph of Benedict Brothers store] |
Collection Name |
Benedict Family Papers |
Date |
ca. 1860s-1880s |
Description |
This is an individual item contained within archival collection MS122.000, Benedict Family Papers. Original B&W photograph, cabinet card format on off-white mount. Diagonal view of the front of the Benedict Brothers store in Manhattan. The photograph shows a sign mounted above a large plate glass window: "BENEDICT BROTHERS." There is an inscription on the window: "BENEDICT'S TIME." Three men stand in front of the window, looking in at the display. A large version of a pocket watch hangs above the open shop door at right. Printed inscription on the reverse: "THE / NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEW CO., / W.O. LONG. / G.W. HEPPNER. / No. 687 EIGHTH AVENUE, / NEW YORK. / [...]." |
Biography and History |
The Benedict Brothers jewelry store was founded in 1819 by Samuel Ward Benedict as a watch and clock repair business. In 1836 Mr. Benedict established an estate on Staten Island, and over the next century, the Benedict family continued to live on Staten Island and operate their highly respected clock, watch, and jewelry business in Manhattan. According to a 1901 ad in the Richmond County Advance newspaper, their specialties were "fine watches, diamonds, and other precious gems." The business closed in 1938. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |
Physical Extent |
6.5" H x 4.25" W |
Acquisition |
Gift of Roy Alston |
Catalog Number |
39.009.0007 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Archival Description Level |
Item |
Parent Record |
MS122.000 |
Subjects |
Storefronts Stores & shops Jewelry stores |
Earliest Date |
1860 |
Latest Date |
1900 |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by Barbara Newington, April 2018. |