Details
Creator Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg) photographer.
Contributor Poulson, Charles A. 1789-1866, collector.
Title Eighth below Walnut east side, the Ellis house [graphic] / Photograph by Richards.
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1859
Date May 1859
Physical Description 1 photographic print: salted paper; 21 x 16 cm.(8.25 x 6.25 in.)
Description View showing the residence of chemical manufacturer Charles Ellis built 1786-1787 at 223-229 S. Eighth Street. Also shows adjacent buildings, including storefronts adorned with awnings. Residence previously owned by the Morris family descended from Captain Samuel Morris.
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 157. 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.
Select link below for a digital image.
Subject Ellis, Charles -- Homes and haunts.
Morris family -- Homes and haunts.
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Eighth Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- South -- 223-229.
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 - E [(3)2526.F.157 (Poulson)]
Accession number (3)2526.F.157 (Poulson)