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[McAllister & Brother, opticians, 728 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia] [graphic] / A. Bigot, del.
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Fashioning Philadelphia: The Style of the City, 1720-1940
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Creator
Bigot, Alphonse, ca. 1828-1872 or 3 engraver.
Contributor
Poulson, Charles A. 1789-1866, collector.
Title
[McAllister & Brother, opticians, 728 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia] [graphic] / A. Bigot, del.
Publisher
[Philadelphia, s.n]
Date
[after 1856]
Physical Description
1 print : engraving ; 14 x 7 cm. (5.25 x 2.5 in.)
Description
Exterior view of storefront at 728 Chestnut Street. Signage advertises mathematical instruments, spectacles, microscopes, spy glasses, thermometers. Image includes the bust of Franklin which adorns the second floor of the shop, and pedestrians in the street. Address on plate altered from an earlier version of the engraving created in late 1854 or early 1855 when McAllister & Brother moved from 48 Chestnut to their new location at 194 Chestnut. The address changed to 728 post-consolidation necessitating the alteration of the plate.
Notes
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Originally part of a Poulson scrapbook.
Subject
McAllister & Brother.
Opticians' shops -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 728.
Genre
Engravings -- 1850-1860.
Advertisements -- 1850-1860.
Provenance
Poulson, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1789-1866, collector.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Ph Pr - 8 x 10 - Business - McAllister & Brother [(2)1525.F.18b]
Accession number
(2)1525.F.18b
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Fashioning Philadelphia: The Style of the City, 1720-1940
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