Gurney's Store and Post Office

Title:: Gurney's Store and Post Office
Description:: A front view of Frank A. Gurney's general store, a two-story building with a porch and light-colored siding. Both doors are open. Two large bay windows are visible showing brooms and other wares for sale. A woman stands on the porch under the “POST OFFICE” sign, and a man is seated on the steps beside her. Three men are standing in front of them. On the right hand side of the porch, a sign for “BEE SOAP” is also posted. In the foreground is what appears to be a trash barrel and a tree upon which various signs have been posted, including one that says “WANTED FARMS” and an advertisement for “BERKSHIRE FERTILIZERS.”
Date:: 1889–1907
Format:: Photographs
Genre:: Photographic prints
Location:: Wilbraham Public Library
Collection (local):: Wilbraham Town Archives Photographic Collection
Series:: Businesses & Professions
Subjects:: Stores & shops
Masonic buildings
People
Post offices
Places:: Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Wilbraham
Permalink:: https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/qf85sd776
Terms of Use:: No known copyright restrictions.
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Notes:: Handwritten notes on the back of the photo read “Old Corner Store / NW corner Spfd St/Main St” and “left to right: Frank A. Gurney”. Frank Ardley Gurney purchased the store across the street from this structure in 1907. The building was used as a Masonic lodge beginning in 1871 and was also a post office. It was demolished in 1957.
Identifier:: WPL-TA2-0055