Old Houses, on the east of Fifth Street, with entrance to a "court," to Fred. Brown's iron buildings n.e. cor. of Chestnut and Fifth sts. [graphic] / Photograph by Richards.

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Creator	Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg), photographer.
Contributor	McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
	Poulson, Charles A. 1789-1866, collector.
Title	Old Houses, on the east of Fifth Street, with entrance to a "court," to Fred. Brown's iron buildings n.e. cor. of Chestnut and Fifth sts. [graphic] / Photograph by Richards.
Publisher	PA. Philadelphia. 1859
Date	February 1859
Physical Description	2 photographic prints: salted paper; 1 mounted on paper; 22 x 17 cm.(8.75 x 6.75 in.)
Description	View showing the residence of Philadelphia artist Thomas Sully (23 S. 5th) and George Blake's music store (25 S. 5th). Sully lived in the residence, which included his living quarters, studio, and small exhibition gallery, circa 1828 until his death. Blake, a long-time friend of Sully, operated from the location circa 1814-1871. View includes Frederick Brown's apothecary store, i.e., "Iron Building" and court entrance. Also shows two men standing in front of the Sully residence.
Notes	Title and photographer's imprint from Poulson inscription on mount of (3)2526.F.56 1/2.
	Date inscribed on photograph (3)2526.F.56 1/2.
	Manuscript note by Poulson on mount of 3)2526.F.56 1/2: (See page 58).
	Manuscript note on mount of (3)2526.F.56 1/2: Thos. Sully Residence; Blakes Music Store.
	One of the images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
	One of the images originally part of a series of eleven scrapbooks compiled by Philadelphia antiquarian Charles A. Poulson in the late 1850s entitled "Illustrations of Philadelphia" volume 3, page 56 1/2. The scrapbooks contained approximately 120 photographs by Philadelphia painter and pioneer photographer Richards of 18th-century public, commercial, and residential buildings in the city of Philadelphia commissioned by Poulson to document the vanishing architectural landscape.
	Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Subject	Blake, George E., 1775-1871.
	Brown, Frederick, 1796-1864.
	Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 -- Homes and haunts.
	Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
	Music stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
	Drugstores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject	Fifth Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- South -- 23-25.
Genre	Salted paper prints -- 1850-1860.
	Reproductions -- 1850-1860.
Provenance	McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
	Poulson, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1789-1866, collector.
Location	Library Company of Philadelphia\| Print Department\| photo -Richards - Streets - Fifth [(6)1322.F.137c; (3)2526.F.56 1/2 (Poulson)]
Accession number	(6)1322.F.137c
	(3)2526.F.56 1/2

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