Photograph
M.J. Hoven's Meat Market
| Matthew J. Hoven with hands on hips standing in front of M.J. Hoven's Meat Market. A sign on the building reads: "Oyster Depot; Wholesale & Retail". There is a rack on the right front window on which meats were hung for shoppers to inspect. The Hoven building is at the corner of North Hamilton and East Mifflin Streets, which is now occupied by the Blue Marlin restaurant. |
| Image ID: | 11037 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1899 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Dorothy park photographic and film collection, circa 1900-circa 1955 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 4905 |
| Original Dimensions: | 6.25 x 8 inches |
| Hoven was a three-term Democratic mayor of Madison (1897-1898, 1899-1900, and 1900-1901). Hoven was the first German and Catholic to be elected mayor of Madison. |
| Outdoor photography |
| Women |
| Dresses |
| Cities and towns |
| Storefronts |
| Meat industry |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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