| Creator |
Baxter, De Witt Clinton, ca. 1829-1881 engraver. |
| Contributor |
Haviland, John, 1792-1852, architect. |
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King & Baird, printer. |
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McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
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Baxter & Neff, copyright holder. |
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D. W. C. Baxter & Co., publisher. |
| Title |
Chestnut Street from Seventh to Sixth, (north 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 |
2 prints: wood engraving, color with letterpress; 29 x 45 cm.(11.5 x 17.75 in.) |
| Description |
View showing the north side of the 600 block of Chestnut Street (639-601). Addresses printed below the buildings. Includes
Crittenden's Commercial College (637-639); Leonard Benkert, boot maker (635); Jayne's Hall (627-633) tenanted by Farrel, Herring
& Co., safe manufacturer (631); Arcade Hotel, built 1826-1827 after the designs of John Haviland (615-621); Commonwealth Fire
Insurance Co. (613); Cowperthwait's Building tenanted by Gaut & Volkmar, booksellers, Joseph A. Speel, book binder, and Granville
Stokes, clothier (607-609); Rockhill & Wilson, clothiers (603-605); and E. V. McKoy, silk hat manufacturer (601). Contains
advertisements for three of the businesses, a "directory to the above square," and an advertisement for Baxter & Harley, the
undepicted business of D. W. C. Baxter, below the image.
|
| 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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One of the images probably originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia. |
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One of the images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia. |
| Subject |
Benkert, Leonard. |
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McKoy, E. V. |
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Speel, Joseph A. |
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Stokes, Granville. |
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Arcade Hotel (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Baxter & Harley. |
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Crittenden's Philadelphia Commercial College |
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Commonwealth Fire Insurance Co. |
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D. W. C. Baxter & Co. |
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Farrel, Herring & Co. |
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Gaut & Volkmar. |
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Jayne's Hall. |
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Rockhill & Wilson |
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Commercial streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Bookbinders -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Booksellers and bookselling -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Business schools -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Clothing stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Hat industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Hotels -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Insurance companies -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Safes -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Shoemakers. |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 600 block -- North 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. |
| Associated name |
Haviland, John, 1792-1852, architect. |
| Printer |
King & Baird, printer. |
|
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.15; P.2006.1.14] |
| Accession number |
1322 1/2.F.15; P.2006.1.14 |
