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[Joseph Beckhaus carriage factory, 1204 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
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Contributor
Serz, John, ca. 1810-ca. 1878.
Title
[Joseph Beckhaus carriage factory, 1204 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
Publisher
[Philadelphia]
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1870
Date
[ca. 1870]
Physical Description
1 print: steel engraving mounted on paper; 19 x 21 cm.(7.25 x 8.25 in.)
Description
Advertisement depicting the factory and office at 1204 Frankford Avenue. Coaches line the street in front of the establishment and pedestrians walk on the sidewalk. Beckhaus was originally established as Beckhaus, Allgaier, and Petry in 1853. Beckhaus assumed sole operation about 1869.
Notes
Probably engraved by John Serz.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Gift of Madelyn Wolke, Lucianne Reichert, and Clifford A. Mohwinkel Jr.
Subject
Beckhaus, Joseph.
Carriage manufacturers and dealers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Factories -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Carriages & coaches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Frankford Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 1204.
Genre
Advertisements -- 1860-1870.
Steel engravings -- 1860-1870.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| albums - Serz [P.9773.76d]
Accession number
P.9773.76d
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