| Creator |
Rae, Julio H. |
| Contributor |
Fisher, Joseph, former owner. |
| Title |
[Unnumbered plate and advertisements from Rae's Philadelphia pictorial directory & panoramic advertiser. Chestnut Street,
from Second to Tenth Streets] [graphic].
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| Publisher |
[Philadelphia: Julio Rae] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1851 |
| Date |
[1851] |
| Physical Description |
2 items: lithograph, letterpress, and wood engraving; 24 x 34 cm.(9.5 x 13.25 in.) |
| Description |
Unnumbered plate showing a section of the 800 block (200-265) of Chestnut Street. South side includes H. Hooker & Co., Stationers
& Books (200); Murphey & Billmeyers, House Furnishing Warerooms (202); W. J. Horstmann, Fringes, Gimps, Buttons & c. (204);
R. W. Carter, Toilet and Fancy Store (204 1/2); [Cornelius] Everest, Jeweler (206); Le Boutillier Brothers, Fancy Dry Goods
(208); Art Union of Philadelphia (210); fancy goods store of R. & W. Fraser (212); and dry goods store of Thos W. Evans &
Co. (214). North side includes Presbyterian Board of Publication (265) and the boarding house Butler House (259), prevously
the residence of Senator Pierce Butler. "Jeweler" (206) included on plate as pasted-on detail.
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Advertisements promote eight of the businesses depicted, including Art Union of Philadelphia, which advertises every member
for the year of 1851 will receive "for each subscription of five dollars," a print of Huntington’s "Christiana and her Children"
and companion print "Mercy’s Dream" and choice of any two of the "following four splendid engravings": "John Knox’s Interview
with Mary Queen of Scots," "Ruth and Boaz," "Mercy’s Dream," "Christiana and her Children," and a copy of the "Philadelphia
Art Union Reporter."
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| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
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Folder 14. |
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LCP also holds trimmed duplicate depicting South side [P.2008.34.16.11]. |
| Subject |
Carter, Robert W. |
|
Everest, Cornelius. |
|
Horstmann, William J. 1819-1873. |
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Art-Union of Philadelphia. |
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Butler House (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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H. Hooker & Co. |
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Le Boutillier Brothers. |
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Murphey & Billmeyers. |
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Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Publication. |
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R. & W. Fraser. |
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Thos. W. Evans & Co. |
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Commercial streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Dry goods stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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House furnishings stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Jewelry stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Publishing industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Stationery trade -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Trimmings stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 800 block. |
| Genre |
Advertisements -- 1850-1860. |
|
Letterpress works -- 1850-1860. |
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Lithographs -- 1850-1860. |
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Wood engravings -- 1850-1860. |
|
Panoramic views -- 1850-1860. |
| Provenance |
Fisher, Joseph, former owner. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| albums - Rae - Folder 14 [*Am 1851 Rae, 2975.Q] |
| Accession number |
2975.Q |
|
2975.Q folder 14-1 |
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2975.Q folder 14-2 |
