| Creator |
Rae, Julio H. |
| Contributor |
Fisher, Joseph, former owner. |
| Title |
[Plate 2 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 200 block of Chestnut Street (60-75 pre-consolidation). South side includes J. Stockman & Son,
Pencil Case & Thimble Manufactory (60); Penrose Fell, Tailor (62); B. G. Atkinson, Tailor (64); S. Hopper, Watches & Jewelry
(66); Goodyear’s Insoluble Rubber (68); Wm. Boning, Watches & Jewelry (70); E.G. Whitman, Confectionery (72); and Dunn’s Eating
Saloon (74). North side includes E. G. Whitman, Confectioner and Fruit Dealer (71); D. Landreth, Seeds & Tools for Farming
& Gardening; E. Shannon, Tea Warehouse; and hides and leather dealer J. Howell & Co. Also shows part of Exchange Place and
Bank Street. Whitman signage (72) included on plate as pasted-on details.
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Advertisements promote four of the businesses depicted (Allen, Hopper, Stockman & Son, and Whitman) and Mechanics’ Union Association.
Full-page Association advertisement details members' disability benefits and the union’s weekly journal. Stockman& Son promotes
their stock of gold and silver wares, including " Everpointed Pencils," thimbles, silver spoons, butter knives, purse clasps,
and finger shields. Depicted businesses' advertisements include ornamented types and a vignette of a watch (Hopper).
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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 3. |
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LCP also holds trimmed duplicate depicting North side [P.2008.34.16.1]. |
| Subject |
Atkinson, B.G. |
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Boning, William. |
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Fell, Penrose. |
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Goodyear, Charles, 1800-1860. |
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Hopper, Samuel. |
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Landreth, David. |
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Shannon, Ellwood. |
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Whitman, Edward G. |
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J. Howell & Co. |
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J. Stockman & Son. |
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Commercial streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Confectioneries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Cutlery industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Jewelry stores -- Pennyslvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Labor unions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Leather industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Restaurants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Rubber industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Seed trade -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Silver industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Tailor shops -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Tea industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Clocks & watches. |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 200 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 3 [*Am 1851 Rae, 2975.Q] |
| Accession number |
2975.Q |
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2975.Q folder 3-1 |
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2975.Q folder 3-2 |
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2975.Q folder 3-3 |
