| Creator |
W. Birch & Son. |
| Contributor |
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834. |
|
Birch, Thomas, 1779-1851, artist. |
|
Seymour, Samuel, 1796-1823, engraver. |
|
R. Campbell & Co., distributor. |
| Title |
New market, in South Second Street Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn, engraved & published by W. Birch & Son.; Sold by R. Campbell
& Co. No. 30 Chesnut Street Philada.
|
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : W. Birch & Son |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1799 |
| Date |
1799 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : hand-colored engraving ; sheet 33 x 41 cm (12.75 x 16 in.) |
| Description |
Street scene with a view of the New Market shed on South Second Street. Depicts a group of men, women, and children with a
dog, possibly a procession of a butcher's trade association, gathered across from the shed and by a bull decorated with garlands
of flowers. An African American man fiddle player entertains the group as an African American boy and a dog runs toward them.
Attached to the back of the shed is the fire engine house with cupola, known as the "headhouse." The New Market, erected about
1745, was created following a petition by the growing population of South Philadelphia residents who found it a hardship to
cross Dock Creek to reach the High Street Market. The shed was razed in 1956 and rebuilt in 1963.
|
| Is part of |
City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, North America, as it appeared in the year 1800. |
| Is referenced by |
Snyder, City of Independence 213 |
|
Snyder, "William Birch: His Philadelphia Views" 16 |
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia. (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982),
pl. 16.
|
|
Accessioned 1979. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
|
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
|
| Subject |
African American boys -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
African American musicians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Cows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Dogs -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Fire stations -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Markets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Newmarket (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Second Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- between Lombard and South Streets. |
| Genre |
Engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1790-1800. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Birch's views [Sn 16/P.2276.35] |
| Accession number |
Sn 16/P.2276.35 |
|
P.2276.35 |
