| Creator |
Rae, Julio H. |
| Contributor |
Fisher, Joseph, former owner. |
| Title |
[Plate 10 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 |
3 items: lithograph, letterpress, and wood engraving; 24 x 34 cm.(9.5 x 13.25 in.) |
| Description |
Plate depicts section of the 600 block of Chestnut Street (154-213 pre-consolidation). South side includes Swaim’s Building
(160-164) tenanted by Barnum’s Museum and Edward L. Walker, Music Store and Piano Dealer (160); Lee & Walker, Successors to
G. Willig, music store (162); and C. G. Henderson & Co., Booksellers and Publishers (164). North side includes Ambrose Smith,
Druggist (213); F. Mahan, Publisher of Philadelphia Fashions (211); Leonard Benkert, Boot Store (209); Columbia House operated
by Ferguson & Brothers and tenanted by E. G. Dorsey, Tailor (207). Swaim’s Building adorned with a flag, circus billboard
illustrated with a seal, and a sign directing individuals to Swaim’s Laboratory. Plate also includes an unidentified residence
with walled courtyard adjacent to Swaim’s. Swaim’s Building and Swaim’s Laboratory signage (160-164) included on plate as
pasted-on details.
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Advertisements promote eight of the businesses depicted and Swaim’s Celebrated Panacea (New York agents Schieffelin Brothers
& Co., later W.H. Schieffelin & Co.). Swaim’s full-page advertisement contains endorsements, several lines of promotional
text, including "Beware of Imposition," and a description of the bottle label composed by Philadelphia bank note engravers
Draper & Co. Smaller advertisements contain promotional text and ornamented type. Barnum’s text includes a description of
the exhibits and performances at the Lecture Room and Mahan’s provides prices for his fashion plates.
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| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
|
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
|
Folder 11. |
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LCP also holds trimmed duplicate depicting North side [P.2008.34.16.4]. |
| Subject |
Benkert, Leonard. |
|
Dorsey, Edward G. |
|
Mahan, F. (Francis) |
|
Smith, Ambrose. |
|
Swaim, Wm. (William) |
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Walker, Edward L. fl. 1849-1857. |
|
Barnum's Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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C.G. Henderson & Co. |
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Columbia House (Hotel : Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Lee & Walker. |
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Swaim's Building (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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W.H. Schieffelin & Co. (New York, N.Y.) |
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Commercial streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Booksellers and bookselling -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Galleries & museums -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Hotels -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Music publishing industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Non-prescription drug industry -- Pennyslvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- Pennyslvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Publishing industry -- Pennyslvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Shoe industry -- Pennyslvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Tailor shops -- Pennyslvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 600 block. |
| Genre |
Advertisements -- 1850-1860. |
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Letterpress works -- 1850-1860. |
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Lithographs -- 1850-1860. |
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Wood engravings -- 1850-1860. |
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Panoramic views -- 1850-1860. |
| Provenance |
Fisher, Joseph, former owner. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| albums - Rae - Folder 11 [*Am 1851 Rae, 2975.Q] |
| Accession number |
2975.Q |
|
2975.Q folder 11-1 |
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2975.Q folder 11-2 |
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2975.Q folder 11-3 |
