Coughlin Brothers Wall Paper Storefront – Bridgeport, Connecticut
Name/Title
Coughlin Brothers Wall Paper Storefront – Bridgeport, Connecticut
Description
Men pose outside the Coughlin Brothers storefront at 459 Main Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Several men lean from second-floor windows beneath a “Tailor” sign, while the storefront windows advertise “Wall Paper” and “Window Glass.” A partially visible neighboring sign references “Ladies Dresses.”
Newspaper advertisements published between the 1890s and early 1900s identify Coughlin Brothers as dealers in wall paper, decorations, window shades, fixtures, and related furnishings. One 1893 newspaper article described the firm as “one of the oldest and most reliable” in the business.
A photographer’s stamp on the reverse identifies Ullman Bro’s View Photographers of 777 Third Avenue in New York City, whose imprint notes that “Groups and Flash Lights a Specialty.”
