Grotecloss Photographic Gallery, New York

William Grotecloss

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a historical city street corner with a photographic gallery and a dry goods store. The image shows a two-story building with a wooden exterior, prominently advertising "PHOTOGRAPHIC ROOMS" and "W.M.G. GROTECLOSS PHOTOGRAPHER" with additional signs indicating services like copying daguerreotypes and creating photographs in various styles such as India ink and oil. A large American flag drapes down the side of the building. Below, on the ground floor, the open-fronted shop appears to specialize in "DRY GOODS" with fabrics and other merchandise displayed for sale. The scene includes a horse-drawn cart parked on the cobblestone street in front of the building.