Brooks' Garage

Photograph

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Chester Historical Society

The image depicts a scene outside an establishment named "Brooks Garage," adorned with signage advertising Goodrich Silvertown tires and Auto-Lite batteries. A man stands in front, dressed in early-mid-20th-century period apparel. The façade showcases large windows filled with automotive products, highlighting the garage's function as a point of sale and service for automobile essentials, situated on a street corner neatly paved with cobblestone and slabs.

The image depicts a scene outside an establishment named "Brooks Garage," adorned with signage advertising Goodrich Silvertown tires and Auto-Lite batteries. A man stands in front, dressed in early-mid-20th-century period apparel. The façade showcases large windows filled with automotive products, highlighting the garage's function as a point of sale and service for automobile essentials, situated on a street corner neatly paved with cobblestone and slabs.

Name/Title

Brooks' Garage

Entry/Object ID

chs-019885

Description

A young gentleman standing in front of Brooks' Garage storefront on Main Street, downtown Chester.

Photograph Details

Subject

Brooks’ Garage

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Chester (Village) - Orange County - New York

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1920 - circa 1930

Place

* Untyped Place

Chester (Village) - Orange County - New York

Notes

Street appears to be Telford type pavement.

Dimensions

Height

8.7 cm

Width

6.3 cm

Create Date

May 16, 2024

Update Date

August 18, 2024