Name/Title
Burd & Hosmer Shoe StoreEntry/Object ID
WHC 2012.16.3Description
Albumen photograph of an older gentleman and young boy standing on the wooden sidewalk outside the (George) Burd & Hosmer shoe store at 17 Main Street in Camden. George Burd is listed as a shoemaker in the earliest Camden directory (1868) and by 1882 is in business in the same location with Nathan H. Hosmer. Image taken prior to the 1892 fire.Collection
Historical Images CollectionCataloged By
Heather BilodeauAcquisition
Accession
WHC 2012.16Source or Donor
Bill ChapinAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Place
Location
Maine/ Knox County/ CamdenNotes
Date: 1882 circa
Medium: Photographic PaperLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Buildings, Shoe stores, Storefronts, Stores & shops, Wooden buildings, Wooden sidewalksSearch Terms
Camden, Main Street, MaineDimensions
Height
4-1/2 inWidth
7 inDimension Notes
top of print has been cut offLocation
Location
Container
CAHC 2006.8 / WHC 2012.16 B. Dyer Coll.Shelf
Shelf 6Cabinet
Vault Shelving Unit 1Room
Storage RoomBuilding
Walsh History CenterCategory
PermanentDate
October 21, 2025Location
Container
CAHC 2006.8 boxRoom
Storage RoomBuilding
Walsh History CenterCategory
PermanentInventory
Inventoried By
Wyatt BerryInventoried Date
Mar 19, 2018Condition
Overall Condition
FairDate Examined
Mar 31, 2012Examined By
Heather BilodeauRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Burd, GeorgePerson or Organization
Hosmer, Nathan H.Provenance
Notes
Provenance unknown - acquired by donor over the years from other people.General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: Heather Bilodeau
Status Date: 2012-04-03Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
April 3, 2012Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
October 27, 2025
