Blizzard of 1888: Main Street looking south from Sheldon, Hartford

Horse-drawn sleds and people in winter clothing are in the middle of Main Street. Huge piles of snow are on either side. Other people stand on the sidewalks. Fame and brick commercial buildings line the street. The steeples of the South Baptist Church and the South Congregational Church are on the right. Signs read: "Yee Wor / Laundry" "P.H. Smith / Hacks / and / Busses / Livery Stable" "Ruppert's New York / Lager" "Kenney & Dillon / Undertakers" "F.W. Burnham / Livery / & / Boarding / Stable" "Binns & Dow / Sale Horses" "Furniture" "Steamship Agency" "Burke Bros." Leafless trees appear to be elms. Inscribed above image: "Blizzard March 14, 1888 /Main corner Sheldon Street." Inscribed on back: "Hartford Conn. Main Street Just Above Arch / Looking South / Blizzard of 1888 / East side of Main Street / Left side picture / 166. P.H. Smith Livery Stable / 164. George W. Woolley & Son Undertaker / 162. Henry N. Jones & Co., Sash, Blinds & Doors / 148. Lee Wor Laundry / 144. Edward F. McKeenan Saloon / 124 ½ First Company Governors Horse Guard / 185. Binns & Sons also F.W. Burnham / 179. Duffy & Murray Dry Goods / 177. Burke Brothers / 173. Moses Blumenthal German Delicacies / 171. Edward J. Mulrane Cigars / 167. Steamboat Agency & News - Dennis M. Larkin / 165. Kenney & Dillon Undertakers / 157. Hosmer Griswold Groceries."