| Creator |
Odiorne, Henry B., 1805-1860, photographer. |
| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
[Chestnut Street in the snow, view east from Odiorne's studio at 920 Chestnut Street] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1859-1860 |
| Date |
1859-1860 |
| Physical Description |
2 photographic prints: albumen; 10 x 14 cm.(4 x 4.75 in.) or smaller. |
| Description |
View photographed following a snowstorm showing the 900-800 blocks of Chestnut Street. Includes the Girard House hotel, built
1851-1852 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr., at 823-838 Chestnut Street. Also shows signage adorning Besson & Son, mourning
store (918 Chestnut) and Geo. Fryer, dry goods store (916 Chestnut) in the foreground. Snow covers buildings' awnings and
the street. A few pedestrians walk on the sidewalk, a man sits on an awning, and an individual leans from an upper window
to sweep snow from a ledge.
|
| Notes |
Attributed to Henry B. Odiorne. |
|
Title supplied by cataloguer. |
|
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia. |
| Subject |
Fryer, George. |
|
Besson & Son. |
|
Girard House (Hotel : Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Hotels -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Commercial streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Snow -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Signs and signboards -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street(Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 800 block. |
|
Chestnut Street(Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 900 block. |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1850-1860. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| photo - Odiorne - C [(6)1322.F.163b; (7)1322.F.63a] |
| Accession number |
(6)1322.F.163b |
|
(7)1322.F.63a |
