Rikers Brothers Livery and Stable Photo Scranton PA Antique Horse Picture 1886 For Sale


Rikers Brothers Livery and Stable Photo Scranton PA  Antique Horse Picture 1886
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Rikers Brothers Livery and Stable Photo Scranton PA Antique Horse Picture 1886:
$10.00

Antique Rikers Brothers Livery and Stable Photo Scranton PA Vintage Horse Picture Card 1886
Picture is undated so I'm unsure of the exact age. Research shows the original was taken in 1886, but I cannot identify if this is an original. Card measures at approximately 10" x 8" and the picture itself is 7.5" x 4.5"
Photo is adhered to a cardboard backing and condition issues include staining and fading pictured.
Caption from Newspaper dot com provides some background info about this photo that reads,
"One of central Scranton's busiest intersections today - Spruce Street and Adams Avenue - is depicted above as it looked back around the turn of the twentieth century. The photograph, taken in 1885, shows a business establishment of the location at the time, Riker Brothers' Livery and Boarding Stables, on part of the site of the present-day Scranton Life Building. Riker Borthers' establishment was adjacent to Lee Court, fronting on Spruce Street and directly opposite the Lackawanna County Courthouse. As a matter of fact, Hiram Riker, the proprietor, held a contract at the time to cut the lawn on the Courthouse Square with what was believed to be the only horse-drawn mowing machine in the region. Shown in the picture from left to right are: Frank Sweeny, Jim Gearhart, mext man unidentified, Mr. Riker, the proprietor, and Mr. Riker's father, Norman Riker, who is standing alongside his dog Gyp. The tot standing to the extreme left is Stirling (Dusty) Riker. After the Rikers gave up the establishment the stables were maintained for a number of years by Joseph Kelly."

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