Details
Creator M'Clees, Jas. E. (James E.), photographer.
Contributor McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title [Hope Hose Company steam fire engine and fire fighters in front of the company fire station, Second and Union streets, Philadelphia] [graphic].
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1858
Date July 18, 1858
Physical Description 1 photographic print: salted paper; 25 x 31 cm.(10 x 12.25 in.)
Description Includes spectators and a partial view of an "Oyster Depot" in the background. Fire station was former mansion of gentlewoman Mary Gurney. Hope Hose Company founded on August 17, 1805.
Notes Title supplied by cataloguer.
Date from manuscript note on verso: Hope steam fire engine and the Gurney Mansion, s.e. corner Front & Union streets. July 18, 1858.
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
Biographical / historical note McClees, an early prominent Philadelphia photographer and daguerreotypist, produced some of the earliest paper photographic views of Philadelphia between 1853 and 1859.
Subject Gurney, Mary -- Homes and haunts.
Hope Hose and Steam Engine Company (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Fire engines & equipment -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Fire fighters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Restaurants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Oysters.
Geographic subject Union Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 100 block.
Genre Salted paper prints -- 1850-1860.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *photo - McClees [(6)1322.F.120]
Accession number (6)1322.F.120