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Details
Creator Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg) photographer.
Contributor Poulson, Charles A. 1789-1866, collector.
Title The Poulson mansion. Lately no. 106 Chestnut Street, now No. 310. [graphic] / Photograph by Richards.
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1859
Date May 1859
Physical Description 1 photographic print: salted paper mounted on paper; 21 x 16 cm.(8.25 x 6.25 in.)
Description View looking east showing the 300 block of Chestnut Street, including the former residence of Zachariah Poulson, editor, publisher, and Library Company of Philadelphia librarian, at 310 Chestnut. Building tenanted by A. Bachmann & Co.'s confectionery, the United States Journal office, and Meadows & Co., manufacturers of silverware. Also shows the office of Peterson's Ladies National Magazine (306 Chestnut); James B. Chandler's Steam Power Printing Office, John W. Harper, watch importer, Carrow, Thibault & Co., jewelry manufacturer, and Goodyear's rubber warehouse (308 Chestnut); and F.W. Melizet & Co., commission merchants (312 Chestnut). Signage and merchandise displays adorn the storefronts and store front windows. View also includes a horse-drawn wagon and carriage.
Notes Title and photographer's imprint from Poulson inscription on mount.
Date inscribed on photograph.
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 72. 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.
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Subject Chandler, James B.
Goodyear, Charles, 1800-1860,
Harper, John W.
Poulson, Zachariah, 1761-1844 -- Homes and haunts.
A. Bachmann & Co.
Carrow, Thibault & Co.
F.W. Melizet & Co.
Meadows & Co.
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Stores & shops -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Confectioneries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Magazine publishing industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Jewelry stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Rubber industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Silverware industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Clock & watch industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Commission merchants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Horse-drawn vehicles -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 300 block.
Genre Salted paper prints -- 1850-1860.
Provenance Poulson, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1789-1866, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| photo - Richards - Residences - P [(3)2526.F.72 (Poulson)]
Accession number (3)2526.F.72 (Poulson)