Creator |
Odiorne, Henry B., 1805-1860, photographer. |
Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
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McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect. |
Title |
[Chestnut Street above Eighth Street, south side, looking west] [graphic]. |
Publisher |
Philadelphia |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1860 |
Date |
1860 |
Physical Description |
1 photographic print: albumen print on stereograph mount; 8 x 17 cm.(3.25 x 6.75 in.) |
Description |
View looking west from above Eighth Street showing the south side of the 800-900 blocks of Chestnut Street. Includes the Continental
Hotel and the Burd Mansion at the adjacent corners of Ninth and Chestnut streets. The luxury hotel, tenanted by several businesses,
was built in 1860 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr. and razed in 1924. The Burd Mansion, built for Joseph Sims in 1807
and later owned by his nephew-in-law, prominent Philadelphia lawyer, Edward Shippen Burd, was razed in 1862 to be replaced
by storefronts. Also includes partial view of the building tenanted by jewelers and silversmiths, James E. Caldwell & Co.
(822 Chestnut). Lampposts line the sidewalk and a horse-drawn carriage travels the street.
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Notes |
Attributed to Henry B. Odiorne. |
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Date from manuscript note on mount. |
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Manuscript note on mount: Chestnut St. |
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Grey mount with square corners. |
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Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited. |
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Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook. |
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Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
Subject |
Burd, Edward Shippen, 1779-1848 -- Homes and haunts. |
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Continental Hotel (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Commercial streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Hotels -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 800 block -- South side. |
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Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 900 block -- South side. |
Genre |
Stereographs -- 1850-1860. |
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Albumen prints -- 1850-1860. |
Associated name |
McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect. |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Odiorne - Streets [(8)1322.F.29i] |
Accession number |
(8)1322.F.29i |