| Creator |
Bartlett & French, photographer. |
| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
|
Johnston, William L., 1811-1849, architect. |
|
Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887, architect. |
| Title |
Dr. Jayne's Building. [graphic] |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia: Bartlett & French] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1868 |
| Date |
[ca. 1868] |
| Physical Description |
2 photographic prints: 1 albumen on stereograph mount; 1 albumen; 9 x 17 cm. (3.25 x 6.75 in.) |
| Description |
View of Chestnut Street, between 2nd and 3rd, south side, looking east. Includes the Jayne Building (242-244 Chestnut), constructed
1848-1850, based on the designs of Philadelphia architect William J. Johnston for David Jayne, chemist and manufacturer of
patent medicines. Six story wings on either side (238-40 and 246 Chestnut Street) were constructed in 1851 and designed by
Thomas Ustick Walter. Image also shows the Western Union Telegraph Co. building and includes several horse-drawn carts and
wagons.
|
| Is part of |
Gems of Penn'a scenery. Philadelphia and vicinity. 1 |
| Notes |
Title and series number from accompanying printed label with stereograph. |
|
Stereograph on yellow mount with square corners. |
|
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook. |
|
Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Biographical / historical note |
Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French ca. 1867-1869. |
| Subject |
Jayne Building (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Nonprescription drug industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Chemical industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Patent medicines. |
|
Commercial streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 200 block -- South side. |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
|
Stereographs -- 1860-1870. |
| Associated name |
Johnston, William L., 1811-1849, architect. |
| Associated name |
Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887, architect. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Bartlett & French - Business [(7)1322.F.69m; (8)1322.F.19f] |
| Accession number |
(7)1322.F.69m |
|
(8)1322.F.19f |
