Cobb's Store, 83 Main Street, circa 1875
Title
Cobb's Store, 83 Main Street, circa 1875
Subject
Stores & shops
Signs (Notices)
Driveways
Porches
Description
Philander Cobb's store at 83 Main Street is shown.A sign reading "P. Cobb" appears above the front porch, and a number of advertise line the side wall, but cannot be read. Cobb moved the building to this spot from Plymouth in 1845 and ran a grocery and general store until 1903. The inscription on the back of the photograph is transcribed below.
Old Cobb Store, # 83 Main St.
Creator
Unknown photographer
Publisher
Kingston Public Library, Local History Rooom
Date Created
circa 1875
Contributor
Scanned by the Boston Public Library.
Is Part Of
Delano Photograph Collection IC-11
Format
Image/jpg
Identifier
hou-98-0001-de
Spatial Coverage
Rocky Nook
Kingston (Mass.)
Temporal Coverage
1870-1879
Original Format
Photographic prints
Physical Dimensions
2.25 x 3.25 in.
Collection
Citation
Unknown photographer, “Cobb's Store, 83 Main Street, circa 1875,” Local History Collections from the Kingston Public Library, accessed February 6, 2023, https://kplma.org/om/items/show/2542.