In 1933 my Grandfather collected a series of photographs depicting life in Norwalk Ohio as far back as he could find. He was an amatuer historian, antique collector and retail manager.
This photo is from that collection. It shows a corner of Main Street in Norwalk in 1876.
In the foreground is a horse team and wagon. To the left is the business of Benedict and Burton. Behind the wagon is a stagecoach, just arriving in town.
Platt Benedict moved from Norwalk Connecticut to the Indian country of Ohio on a trip that took seven weeks. He founded the town of Norwalk Ohio.
The sign here sports a large morter and pestle, assuming that the store was also a pharmacy.
All life came to a stop for the cameraman. Everyone in the stagecoach is sitting still and looking at the camera across the street. The horses didn't cooperate.
The man in front bears a strong resemblence to Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln had died just 11 years before.
Two children stand out front, a boy and a girl. The girl seems to have a long licorice stick in her teeth and pulled down by each hand.
The signs read: Yellowware and Nails; Bankbooks and Paper; Stationery and Music.
An advertisement on the wall of a buiding announces a concert by the "Continental Singers", in honor of America's 100 year centennial. 1776-1876.
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