Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Cashiers and Bookkeepers Desk, Our New Store |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Photographer |
Benedict, Coleman |
Date |
ca. 1901 |
Collection |
Coleman Benedict Photograph Collection |
Description |
B&W print, probably made from the original negative. Interior view of the Benedict Brothers jewelry store in lower Manhattan. There are display cases on both sides; three men stand behind the cases. In the center is a counter with metal bars; a man stands behind the counter. Inscription on the reverse identifies this as "Cashiers and Bookkeepers Desk, Our New Store." Photo by Coleman Benedict. (Keywords: New York City, Early Twentieth Century) |
Print size |
5 x 7 |
Acquisition |
Gift of Grace Benedict Hyland |
Ownership 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. Over the years, the Benedict Brothers store was at various locations in lower Manhattan. This photograph shows their store at 141 Broadway, corner Liberty Street, which opened in November 1901. |
Earliest Date |
1901 |
Latest Date |
1903 |
Subjects |
Jewelry stores Interiors Employees |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
75.040.0004 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Great Kills Woman's Club, August 2017. |
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. |