| Creator |
Baxter, De Witt Clinton, ca. 1829-1881 engraver. |
| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
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King & Baird, printer. |
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Baxter & Neff, copyright holder. |
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D. W. C. Baxter & Co., publisher. |
| Title |
Baxter's panoramic business directory of Philadelphia. Chestnut Street from Seventh to Eighth, (south side). [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia: Published by D. W. C. Baxter & Co., King & Baird, printers, Sansom Street, Philadelphia, Pa.] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1859 |
| Date |
1859, c1857 |
| Physical Description |
1 print: wood engraving, color with letterpress; 29 x 45 cm.(11.5 x 17.75 in.) |
| Description |
View showing the south side of the 700 block of Chestnut Street (700-732). Addresses printed below the buildings. Businesses
with signage include W. L. Germon's Photographic Rooms (700); Frederick, Penabert & Germon, photographers (702); Jules Hauel
& Co., perfumer, and Meyer & Warne, silverplaters (704); Winchester & Co., gentleman's furnishing store (706); John W. Proctor
& Co., cloaks and mantillas (708); Cornelius & Baker, manufacturer of gas light fixtures (710); Hancock & Co. (712); Charles
Desilver, publisher and bookseller, and Samuel W. Pepper, jeweler, and Edward W. Carryl, home furnishings (714); T. H. Peters
& Co., perfumers (716); Warner, Miskey & Co., manufacturer of gas light fixtures (718); Spieler's Photographic Rooms, and
Mrs. E. W. Brown's Dressmaking establishment, and Sarmiento & M'Grath, tailor (720); Lee & Walker, piano store (722); Glenn
& Co., perfumers, and Mooney Manley & Co., importers of millinery goods, and Stern & Freeman, manufacturer and importer of
artificial flowers (726); McAllister & Brother, opticians (728); Grover & Baker, sewing machines (730); and Duff & Co.'s Commercial
College and R.K. Stewart, trimmings (732). Includes pedestrian traffic.
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| Is part of |
Baxter's panoramic business directory of Philadelphia for 1859. |
| Notes |
Printed on recto: Copyright Secured. |
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Copyrighted by Baxter & Neff. |
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Contains several lines of advertising text below the image promoting the value of a Business Directory that was to depict
panoramas of "Chestnut, Market, Third, Second, and Front streets" and the "City Front." Also promotes the directory's detail
to architectural characteristics of each building; its use as a future reference; its mutual benefits; and "Its Permanency."
Text also solicits subscriptions from businesses in return for a "view of their buildings"; an "Advertising card"; and "one
hundred plates of the entire square for their own distribution."
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Also contains notice that King & Baird will print the plates on paper of the "best quality," "Terms of subscription," and
advertisements for D. W. C. Baxter & Co., publishers, and Baxter & Harley, engravers, below the image.
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Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia. |
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Variant of 1322 1/2.F.18 and P.2006.1.15a&b. |
| Subject |
Brown, Elizabeth W. |
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Germon, W. L. (Washington Lafayette), 1822-1877. |
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Stewart, Rudolph K. |
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Archer, Warner, Miskey & Co. |
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Charles Desilver (Firm) |
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Baxter & Harley. |
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Cornelius & Baker |
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Duff's Mercantile College. |
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D. W. C. Baxter & Co. |
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Frederick, Penabert & Germon. |
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Glenn & Co. |
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Grover & Baker Sewing Machine Company |
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John W. Proctor & Co. |
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Jules Hauel & Co. |
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Lee & Walker. |
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McAllister & Brother |
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Moon Manley & Co. |
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Sarmiento & McGrath. |
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Stern & Freeman. |
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T. H. Peters & Co. |
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Winchester & Co. |
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Commercial streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Artificial flower industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Business schools -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Clothing stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Gas light fixtures industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Home furnishings stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Jewelers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Musical instrument industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Opticians' shops -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia |
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Photographic studios -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Publishing industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Silverware industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Women dressmakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Trimmings stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 700 block -- South side. |
| Genre |
Wood engravings -- Color -- 1860-1870. |
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Panoramic views -- Color -- 1860-1870. |
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Advertisements -- Color -- 1860-1870. |
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Letterpress works -- Color -- 1860-1870. |
| Printer |
King & Baird, printer. |
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Baxter & Neff, copyright holder. |
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D. W. C. Baxter & Co., publisher. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Baxter - Chestnut Street - 1859 [1322 1/2.F.19] |
| Accession number |
1322 1/2.F.19 |
