Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers

The Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers contains the biographies of over 500 artists, lithographers, printers, and publishers who worked in commercial lithography in Philadelphia between 1828 and 1878.

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Title: Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
Description: The Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers contains the biographies of over 500 artists, lithographers, printers, and publishers who worked in commercial lithography in Philadelphia between 1828 and 1878.
Identifier: Islandora:POSB2
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: McClain, Francis; Francis McClain, son of master carpenter Hugh McClain, born ca. 1838 in Pennsylvania, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia in 1860. McClain resided with his parents and siblings in South Philadelphia (2nd Ward). His father owned real estate valued at $3000 and personal estate valued at $1000., By 1866 McClain entered the carpentry trade and continued to live with his family at a residence at 1012 Christian Street.

: McClaughlin, A. B.; A. B. McClaughlin was the lithographer of "Church of St. Charles Borromeo" printed ca. 1876 by Philadelphia printer Frederick. J. Wade.

: McClay, Samuel; Samuel McClay, born about 1840 in Pennsylvania to Irish-born parents, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia in the 1860s. Older brother Andrew J. Clay (b. ca. 1836) was also involved in the printing trade as a printer., Samuel resided in Ward 13 for most of the 1860s, including the rear of 467 Franklin Street in 1863 and 3 Franklin Street in 1867. By the 1880 census, he was listed as "married" and a boarder at 401 North Twelfth Street (Ward 14).

: McDermott, Bernard; Bernard McDermott, born ca. 1838 in Ireland, worked as a lithographer, printer, photographer, salesman, letter carrier and compositor in Philadelphia 1861-1907. In 1861 he worked as an artist for Thomas Sinclair's 311 Chestnut Street establishment, but his subsequent business addresses were unlisted., In the states by 1840 (according to the 1900 census) McDermott resided with his widowed mother Margaret and siblings (mostly tailors and milliners) at 2113 Chestnut Street in Center City (Ward 9) by 1860. The family later resided within Ward 9 at 1233 Chestnut Street, where McDermott remained until 1891. He then relocated to 126 South Eleventh Street, where he lived until 1893. By the end of the 1890s he had held several different jobs, including salesman, letter carrier, and compositor and lived at 1705 Christian Street (Ward 30) with his older brother Michael (b. ca. 1834). McDermott returned to lithography in the early to mid 1900s, but was unlisted in city directories after 1907.

: McGuigan, James; James McGuigan, a Philadelphia lithographer of probable Scotch heritage, born in Pennsylvania ca. 1818-1819, was partner in the premier mid-19th-century lithographic firm Wagner & McGuigan., Beginning his lithographic career ca. 1842, he partnered with lithographers Edward Pinkerton and Thomas S. Wagner, both formerly of P. S. Duval, in Pinkerton, Wagner & McGuigan in 1844. Following the departure of Pinkerton in 1845, McGuigan and Wagner formed Wagner & McGuigan and remained in partnership until ca. 1859 at 4 Franklin Place. The prolific firm produced all genres of lithographs, particularly advertisements, and was an innovator in chromolithography and steamed powered lithographic printing., In 1857 a fire destroyed 4 Franklin Place (the second time in less than ten years) and the partnership of Wagner & McGuigan dissolved by 1859. Within the year, McGuigan established his own firm at South Third & Dock streets as well as relocated from his residence of 20 Swanwick Street (ca. 1851-1859) to 1205 South Fourth Street, his address for the rest of his life. As the sole proprietor of his lithographic establishment, McGuigan became known for his map works, but he also produced material in all the branches of the field. Religious-themed prints, church imagery, and scenic views after the designs of artist Thomas Moran comprised subject matter printed by the "long and favorably known excellent artist." During the Civil War, cards, labels, and circulars also provided a steady business for McGuigan and his business and personal income were taxed by the IRS 1864-1866., He provided "donations" of another sort as well during the war, when he gave near $40 worth of lithographs to the Great Central Sanitary Fair (June 1864). The 1860s also saw McGuigan pursue large projects. In 1867 he was one of three founding publishers of the Catholic children's periodical The Guardian Angel and in 1869 undertook the ill-fated deluxe portfolio series Studies and Pictures of Thomas Moran, in which only a few proof prints were ever produced. Despite such set backs, in 1870 McGuigan retained an estate worth near $10,000, i.e., $167,000 in modern value., Not much is known of McGuigan's personal life other than what can be gleamed from censuses. McGuigan appears to have married Margaret (b. ca. 1818 in France) before 1850. The couple had two children William (b. ca. 1848), a lithographer, and James (b. ca. 1849). By 1860 Margaret and son James appeared absent from McGuigan's life, possibly deceased, and an elder woman, Ann, possibly his mother resided with the "Master Lithographer" and his son William., McGuigan died November 10, 1874 with his funeral at his home in South Philadelphia. He was buried at Ronaldson Cemetery ("Sacred to the Memory of Scottish Strangers"), also known as Philadelphia Cemetery, at Ninth and Bainbridge Streets. The cemetery later removed to Forrest Hills at 101 Byberry Road.

: McLaughlin [& Brother]; McLaughlin & Brother, the firm of printers and brothers John and Frank McLaughlin, was possibly the McLaughlin noted by Peters who published the lithograph "Chicago Platform" (n.d.) in Philadelphia. McLaughlin was listed at 314 Walnut Street, the address of lithographer William Boell 1866-1875., McLaughlin & Brother established in 1853 was in operation into the later 19th century. Frank McLaughlin (1828-1897) became owner of the "Philadelphia Times" in 1875.

: McLean, Alexander; Alexander McLean, born in Scotland ca. 1823, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia in 1849. McLean resided in Pennsylvania by 1847 and at 5 Paynter's Court in Southwark in 1849. Between 1850 and the early 1870s, Mclean continued in the trade, first in Louisville, Ky. and then St. Louis Mo., According to the 1870 census, McLean resided in St. Louis. His household included his wife Caroline (b. ca. 1830), whom he married in the later 1840s, and three of his four recorded children, including son and lithographer Alexander, Jr. (b. 1849), who joined his father in business after 1860. McLean owned real estate valued at $5000 and personal estate valued at $10000., He may be the Alexander McClean who applied for or received citizenship in Philadelphia in 1844.

: Meyer, Gottlieb; Gottlieb Meyer, born ca. 1836 in Württemberg, Germany, worked as a lithographer and map colorist in Philadelphia 1860-1870. In Philadelphia by 1859, the year his first child Otto was born, Meyer resided with his wife Mary (b. ca. 1836), Otto (b. ca. 1859) and Swiss artist Celestine Graeff (b. ca. 1830) north of Arch Street in Ward 10. Meyer died before 1880, when Mary was listed as a widow living with Otto and Lillie at 1128 Wistar Street north of Center City in Ward 14.

: Miller, Charles F.; Charles F. Miller, born ca. 1842 in Baden, Germany, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia in 1860 and resided with his mother Julia (b. ca. 1797) in South Philadelphia (Ward 1).

: Miller, Edward; Edward Miller, born ca. 1831 in Prussia, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia in 1860. He resided in South Philadelphia (Ward 1) with his German-born wife Louisa (b. ca. 1835) and three young daughters: Louisa A. (b. 1855, Maryland), Lilly (b. 1857, Maryland), and Emma (b. 1859, Pennsylvania).

: Mitton, Nicholas; Nicholas Mitton, born ca. 1839 in Ireland, printed the 1869 lithograph "The Celebrated Trotting Mare Flora Temple and Colt, now owned by George Welch, Chestnut Hill, Pa." published by John Smith. Mitton partnered with lithographer Daniel O'Donnell in the partnership O'Donnell and Mitton, printers, at 18 South Third Street in 1869. He resided at 1509 Bartram Street., According to the 1870 census, Mitton owned personal estate valued at $2,000 and was married to Irish-born Mary (b. ca. 1835), the proprietor of a trimming store. They had a one-year old son born ca. 1869 in Pennsylvania. The Mitton household also included a domestic servant.

: LCP-MoranEdward-photoportrait-P-8449.jpg; Edward Moran, the eminent maritime painter born August 19, 1829 in Bolton, England, was active as a lithographer in Philadelphia in the mid 1850s. Brother to noted Philadelphia artists Thomas and Peter (1841-1914) and photographer John Moran (1831-1902), Moran immigrated to Philadelphia with his siblings and mother Mary (b. ca. 1806) in 1843. Originally trained as a loom worker, Moran entered the field of arts in the early 1850s under the mentorship of local artists Paul Weber and James Hamilton., During this time he also began in the lithographic trade, possibly with Herline & Co., and exhibited paintings at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA). Known lithographs by Moran are few and include "Washington and His Staff at Valley Forge" printed by Herline & Co. in 1855; an undated sheet of six small landscape and seascape studies in the John Sartain print collection at the Moore College of Art, Philadelphia; and an album "Land and Sea" (ca. 1871) containing eighteen lithographs with three to six land and sea studies vignettes. He may also have delineated lithographic plates for Elisha K. Kane's "U.S. Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin" (1854)., Moran's association with lithography was short-lived, and after 1855 he focused on his marinescape paintings, studied at the Royal Academy in London in 1861, and exhibited his works at PAFA, the National Academy of Design, the Artists Fund Society, and the Centennial Exhibition of 1876. In 1871, Moran relocated to New York City where his reputation as an expert artist in the creation of seascapes was cemented. Despite a long absence from lithography, Moran joined the newly established American Society for Painters on Stone in 1890. He died on June 9, 1901 in New York City., Moran was married to Elizabeth (b. ca. 1830) with whom he had one son, James (b. ca. 1849), by 1850. During his short career in lithography in 1855, Moran lived at 308 Callowhill Street. Before relocating to New York and marrying his second wife Annette (b. 1840), Moran lived with his mother and three sons, including artist Edward Percy (1862-1935) and John Leon (1864-1941) in North Philadelphia (Ward 14) in 1870.

: Moran, Thomas; Thomas Moran, born on February 12, 1837 in Bolton, England, was a premier painter, watercolorist, etcher, and engraver, known for his landscape views, who practiced lithography in Philadelphia ca. 1859-1869. Brother to noted Philadelphia artists Edward and Peter (1841-1914) and photographer John Moran (1831-1902), Moran immigrated to Philadelphia with his siblings and mother Mary (b. ca. 1806) in 1843 and was later naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 1857., Following grammar school, he apprenticed 1853-1855 at the Philadelphia wood-engraving firm, Scattergood & Telfer, before he entered the lithographic studio of his brother Edward to learn that trade. By 1859 , Moran designed and signed his own lithographs, typically art works, and in 1869, he undertook with James McGuigan an ill-fated deluxe portfolio series of his "Studies and Pictures," including views of the Wissahickon. Only a few proof lithographs were ever printed. The same year, Moran also drew a lithograph of Swarthmore College printed by McGuigan promoted in the "Philadelphia Evening Bulletin" for $1. Nonetheless, Moran abandoned his practice of lithography soon thereafter. His association with the printing process, however, did not end. His landscapes created when he served as the official artist for the Hayden Expedition of Yellowstone River (1871) were later reproduced as the noted 1876 series of chromolithographs "The Yellowstone National Park…" by Boston premier lithographer L. Prang & Co., Although he practiced lithography, Moran's predominant association with the arts was as a painter, watercolorist, etcher, and engraver. He exhibited extensively at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts beginning in 1856, was elected to membership in the National Academy of Design in 1884, and designed wood-engraved illustrations for several books, including Joseph Pangborn's "Picturesque B & O" (1883) and Edward Strahan's "A Century After: Picturesque Glimpses of Philadelphia" (1875), as well as contributed numerous wood cuts to "Scribner's Monthly Magazine" during the 1860s. Moran also traveled throughout the U.S. and Europe for artistic studies and inspiration into the 20th century; participated in the etching revival of the 1870s and 1880s; and by the early 20th century embraced the use of his paintings for commercial endeavors, including art calendars., During his early career in Philadelphia, Moran lived with his parents in Kensington, where his father and weaver Thomas (b. ca. 1802) first settled in 1842. In 1863, he married Scottish-born etcher and landscape painter Mary Nimmo Moran (1842-1899) and by 1864, the couple resided at 838 Race Street with the first of their three children: Paul, Mary, and Ruth. Moran and his family relocated to Newark, New Jersey in 1872 and by 1881 to New York City. In 1884, he built his studio and long-term residence at East Hampton, Long Island, New York, which he retained following a move to Santa Barbara, Ca. in 1920. Moran died a leader of Santa Barbara's art colony on August 25, 1926

: Moras, Ferdinand; Ferdinand Moras, the noted Philadelphia chromolithographer, was born in 1821 near Aachen, Germany, and trained as a lithographer in Elberfeld (under Peter Wilhem Kreeft) and Dusseldorf, Germany. He practiced lithography in Belgium, France, and Scotland, and London (ca. 1840-1853) before he arrived in Philadelphia aboard the "City of Glasgow" ship with his family on January 31, 1854. Within the year, Scottish-born lithographer David Chillas engaged Moras as his leading artist and general manager. Moras's work for Chillas included an advertisement for Chillas's establishment and the advertisement "M. L. Hallowell & Co., Importer and Jobber in Silk Goods." He also created a map for the Pittston Coal Company with the imprint "F. Moras lith. 109 S 4th St. Phila." that was published in an 1854 pamphlet. Tax assessment records from 1864 list him as lithographer and creator of "labels, checks & cards." He was also responsible for "Gedichte und Randzeichnungen" (1882) a book of poetry noted as a fine example of pen-lithography., Although Moras first appeared in Philadelphia city directories in 1858 at 609 Chestnut Street (also tenanted by Theodore Leonhardt & Co.), his personal memorandum indicates he started his own firm in 1856. In 1859, he affiliated with J. H. Camp and the pair created the invitation "Charity Ball of the Sons of Malta at the American Academy of Music Philadelphia." Camp later operated with Moras from 609 Chestnut Street from 1872 to 1874. Subsequent locations of Moras's shop included 109 South Fourth Street (1860-1866); 610 Jayne Street (1867-1869) - damaged seriously by water as a result of a fire started in a neighboring property in January 1866; 609 Chestnut Street (1869-1890); and 437 North Eleventh Street (1891-1896). In 1874, Moras owned approximately $20,000 worth of lithographic stones and cash. During the 1870s, he also executed plates for Duhring's "Atlas of Skin Diseases" (1878) and "The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion" (1879). By 1888 he was described by creditors as "careful in his management" and his estimated worth had increased to about $30,000., In the later 19th century as Moras continued in the trade, he was also very active in German and artists' societies and lectured and wrote on the subjects, including a presentation about Carl Henirich Schmolze at the German Artist's Association in 1883 (published in 1885). In addition, he exhibited and was awarded for his watercolors at the American Art Association in 1903., Moras immigrated to the United States with his wife, Catherine (ca. 1822-1911), and two children: Ferdinand (1848 [Edinburgh]-1887), later a lithographer, and Mary (born 1851 in England). From 1861, the family resided at 472 North Sixth Street (Ward 13) for several decades and expanded to include three more living children: Bertha (b. ca. 1855), Louisa (b. ca. 1857), and Jennie (b. ca. 1860). Willie (b. ca. 1854) and Charles (b. ca. 1856) Moras, possibly nephews, also resided with the family. By 1900, Moras was retired and he and his wife lived with his daughter and her family at 6129 McCallum Street in Germantown. He passed away a year after a severe fall down the stairs at his son-in-law's residence on July 10, 1908.

: Morine, Henry; See Morris, Henry.

: Morine, William; See Morris, William.

: Morris, Henry; Henry Morris, born ca. 1829 in Pennsylvania, worked as a lithographer and printer in Philadelphia from 1850-1875. He first worked with Cuban-born lithographer F. J. Pilliner at 37 1/2 South Third Street in 1856 and then for P. S. Duval in the late 1850s (at the time of Duval's insolvency). Although Morris's later employers and business locations are unknown, he continued in the trade and served as the master of ceremonies for the second grand ball of the Lithographic Printers Union in 1863., Morris resided with his father, shoemaker and shoe manufactory owner Jehu Morris (ca. 1796-ca. 1868), and family at 161 Poplar Street in Northern Liberties from 1850 to 1875. By 1858, his younger brother William P. Morris (b. ca. 1839) was also a lithographer in the employ of P. S. Duval.

: Morris, William P.; William P. Morris, born ca. 1833 in Pennsylvania, worked as a lithographer, printer, and inn keeper in Philadelphia 1857-ca. 1875. During his career in the lithographic trade, Morris worked for P. S. Duval (22 South Fifth Street) from 1858 to 1859. His older brother Henry Morris (b. ca. 1829) was also a lithographer., Morris resided with his father, shoemaker and shoe manufactory owner Jehu Morris (ca. 1796-ca. 1868), and family at 161 Poplar Street in Northern Liberties from 1850 to 1869. By 1870 he lived with his wife Josephine (b. ca. 1839) in a boarding house they operated north of Arch Street in Ward 10. He was widowed by 1880 and resided in Kensington at 556 Bower (i.e., East Hewson) Street. Morris remarried Susan W. (b. 1852) ca. 1880 and lived in Plumstead, Bucks County by 1900.

: Muehler, Thomas; Thomas Muehler, born ca. 1815 in Germany, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia in 1850. He resided in a boarding house in the Pine Ward with fellow lithographer, French-born Jacob Pfeiffer.

: Murchison, William; William Murchison, born ca. 1824 in Pennsylvania, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia during the 1850s, including at the firm of P. S. Duval 1856-1859. Listed in the 1850 census as a lithographer, he resided with his parents, shoemaker John Murchison (ca, 1790) and Hannah (b. ca. 1799) in the Dock Ward. During his tenure at Duval, Murchison resided in Center City at 3 Southhampton Court (near Spruce Street), 166 North Tenth Street, and 1020 Morgan Street (below Vine Street)., Possibly the William W. Murchison who worked for Breuker & Kessler.

: Murchison, William W.; William W. Murchison, born ca. 1838 in Pennsylvania, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia ca. 1866-ca. 1890. He practiced the trade at the firm of Breuker and Kessler (112 South Seventh Street) in the late 1860s and was a member of the Lithographic Printers Union. Between the late 1860s and 1880, he resided at 913 North Tenth Street, 206 Ristine Street (1866-1869), 519 South Fifth Street (1873), and 510 Federal Street (1880)., Murchison was married to Jane (b. ca. 1845), with whom he resided with his sister-in-laws by 1880. In 1890, he continued to work as a printer and lived at 924 Morgan Street., Possibly the William Murchison who worked for P. S. Duval.

: Muringer, Caspar; Caspar Muringer, born ca. 1806 in France, worked as an artist, lithographer, and merchant in Philadelphia from about 1847 (when lithographs with his imprint appeared in Thomas W. Gwilt Mapleson's "Pearls of American Poetry") to about 1861. Listed as a lithographer in Philadelphia city directories in the 1850s, his 1858 business address was given as 22 South Fifth Street; the same address as P. S. Duval's lithographic establishment. In 1861, he drew on stone, "In Defence [sic] of the Union and the Constitution," a certificate printed by P. S. Duval after a design by his future son-in-law and fellow French-born lithographic artist Christian Schussele. Together with lithographer Peter Kramer, he also printed the cartoon "Shadow of the Times" from his 253 North Eighth Street establishment. Beginning ca. 1862, Muringer operated a wine & liquor wholesale establishment, possibly until his death ca. 1868 (his wife was listed as a widow in the 1869 Philadelphia city directory)., Muringer was married to French-born Eva Salome (b. ca. 1821) with whom he had lithographer son Emile (b. ca. 1834), and three daughters, all born in France except for Lydia (b. ca. 1849, Pennsylvania). By 1850, the family, and boarder lithographer Christian Schussele, resided on North Eighth Street in the North Mulberry Ward of the city. Schussele married Muringer's daughter Cecilia (ca. 1838-1916) and the couple lived with the Muringers through the 1860s, along with their daughters Eva (b. ca. 1856) and Mary (b. ca. 1862). Presumably after Caspar Muringer's death ca. 1865, his family traveled with Schussele to France to seek a cure for the palsy that afflicted his right hand. The Muringer family returned on the Ville de Paris ship en-route to New York from Le Havre, France in May 1868 and by 1870 the Muringer and Schussele families resided again in Philadelphia, north of Center City (Ward 14).

: Murphy, William F.; William F. Murphy, born in New York in 1800, was the proprietor of William F. Murphy & Sons, the blank book manufactory, stationery, and lithographic printing establishment in operation in Philadelphia from 1820 until after 1945. Murphy, originally trained at a blank book manufactory in New York established his business in Philadelphia in 1820. By the late 1850s, the manufactory included printing services and Murphy's sons Henry F. (b. ca. 1836) and Charles S. (ca. 1829) were partners in the firm located on the 300 block of Chestnut Street (320, later 339 Chestnut Street). The elder Murphy died ca. 1863 and his sons assumed the business as William F. Murphy's Sons., In 1872, the firm relocated to 509 Chestnut Street, which was commemorated in a series of stereographs by James Cremer showing interior views of the firm's new site. The Murphy firm also often exhibited at local, state, and international exhibitions, including the Paris Exposition of 1867 and the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 as well as at the Franklin Institute. The firm withstood a fire in 1881 and remained in operation into the twentieth century (until at least 1945) with William H. Brooks serving as president by the 1920s., Murphy was married to Ann (b. ca. 1815) with whom he had five children as listed in the 1860 census. In 1860, Murphy also owned personal estate worth $10,000 and resided at 916 Morgan Street. At the time of his death ca. 1863, Murphy resided at 1103 Callowhill Street.

: Murringer, A.; A. Murringer worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia at the establishment of P. S. Duval & Co. (5 Ranstead Place, later 8 South Fifth Street) 1856-1857. He resided at Eighth and Vine Streets in Center City.

: Mykins, Andrew A.; Andrew A. Mykins, born ca. 1835 in New York, worked as a lithographic printer in Philadelphia at P. S. Duval's lithographic establishment 1856-1860. He resided in Center City (Ward 5) at 202 Watson's Alley, 202 Vandeveer (i.e., Delhi) Street (Ward 8), and 242 Quince Street before relocating to Ottawa, Illinois with his Irish mother Theresa (b. ca. 1813) and five younger siblings in 1860., Before Mykins resided in Philadelphia, he lived in New York and Maryland as inferred by the places of birth for his sisters born in 1848 and 1852., Possibly the Andrew Makins, born ca. 1808 in New York, listed in the 1870 census who worked as an engineer in Philadelphia and resided in Ward 26 in a household that included a Theresa and four adult children.

: National Bureau of Engraving and Manufacturing Company; National Bureau of Engraving and Manufacturing Company, the commercially-oriented lithographic and printing firm established in 1876 by partners Joseph Carpenter, R. Evans Peterson, Charles E. Mass, and Henry Pennington (also of The Philadelphia Bank Note Company), operated in Philadelphia until 1909. The firm, created for the purpose of "designing and printing labels, show cards, bonds, checks, drafts, and other work and engraving when that process was required," originally operated from Second and Gold Streets, then 435 Chestnut Street, and from 510-512 Pine Street by 1878. Work produced by National Bureau includes an interesting ca. 1880 advertisement using allegorical imagery for A. Marschall & Co. champagne titled "American Triumph" and a chromolithographic advertisement showing the manufacturing of coke at the works of H. C. Frick Company (ca. 1885)., By 1880, the company maintained a branch in Burlington, N. J. and by the late 1880s was reported to have branches in "leading cities of the United States." The firm remained in business until 1909 with Henry Pennington as manager at 652 Philadelphia Bourse despite the company being sold at sheriff's sale in 1889 to businessman Enoch Pratt of Baltimore., Company manager Henry Pennington was born in Maryland in May 1841, and married to Sarah (b. ca. 1841) with whom he had two daughters, including Mary Engle (1872-1852), the noted bacteriological chemist. According to the censuses, Pennington resided in North Philadelphia, West Philadelphia, and Radnor in households with servants between 1880 and 1910. Pennington died on December 24, 1912. His funeral services were held at the Church of the Savior in West Philadelphia.

: Smithsonian-ArchivesCenter-NationalChromo.jpg; National Chromo Company, a chromolithograph publishing firm established by "Christians Voice" and patent medicine proprietor James M. Munyon (1848-1908) and flour clerk F. W. Spousler operated 1875-1885. The firm, relocated to 927 Chestnut Street from 717 Sansom Street by 1876, specialized in parlor prints, and published the majority of the lithographs printed by the Philadelphia chroma factory of E. P. & L. Restein, including "The Flag that Waved One Hundred Years" (1876)., Despite remaining in operation until 1885, the establishment suffered from financial and managerial difficulties during much of its existence. According to credit reports, Munyon, manager of the establishment until 1879, suffered "ill health" and owed and made deals with several creditors, including the Resteins by 1876. Between 1877 and 1879, G.A. Crockett and then J. Latham & Co. of Boston assumed proprietorship of the firm. Reestablished as J. Latham & Co. as of 1881, the firm also specialized in picture frames by 1882. Between 1883 and 1885, several judgments, including over $1400 to the Resteins, went against the firm which went out of business in the fall of 1885.

: Naylor, Charles J. and Henry L.; Brothers Charles J. Naylor, born January 1842, and Henry L. Naylor, born ca. 1845, in Pennsylvania, were apprentices in the Philadelphia lithographic trade in 1860. Philadelphia city directories and subsequent censuses indicate that they did not remain in the lithography or printing business. In 1860 they resided with their English parents, master carpenter Sampson (b. ca. 1809) and his wife Ann (b. ca. 1811) in South Philadelphia (Ward 1).

: Neiman, William; William Neiman, born ca. 1840, was a Philadelphia lithographer by trade whose death was reported in the local newspaper when he slept walk out of the window of the South Penn Hose House in May 1871. At the time of his death, he was foreman in Zeiss' match factory.

: Newsam, Albert; Albert Newsam, a deaf artist born in Steubenville, Ohio on May 20, 1809, was the premier Philadelphia lithographic artist of portraiture during the mid 19th century. Orphaned at an early age, Newsam relocated to Philadelphia in 1820 with con man William Davis who had dubiously taken over his guardianship from inn keeper William Hamilton. Newsam showed a natural inclination for drawing and while "under the care" of Davis was admitted in 1820 to the recently established Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. At the institution, Newsam studied under artist George Catlin and graduated as a model student in 1826., In 1827, he was placed in an apprenticeship with engraver and later lithographer C. G. Childs. Under Child's tutelage, he excelled as a lithographic portraitist and became Child's primary artist of this genre in the early 1830s and received notice in a number of newspapers throughout the country. As a result of his success in lithography, in 1833, Newsam presented the state House of Representatives with specimens of his lithographs as a testimony of gratitude that was duly acknowledged by the legislature. When Child's left the trade in 1835, Newsam remained in the employ of his successors Lehman & Duval, which later became the establishment of P. S. Duval in 1837. He would remain as an artist for Duval for the rest of his career, including creating portraits for McKenney & Hall's "History of the Indian Tribes of North America" (1837); Thomas Wagner's periodical "The U.S. Ecclesiastical Gallery"(1841); and the C.S. William series "Portraits of the Presidents" published in 1846., Although Newsam primarily delineated portraits, he also designed a small number of non portraits including a William Norris manufactured locomotive (ca. 1837); an advertisement for Richard Dunn's Chinese collection (ca. 1838); and a view of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb (1851). In 1853 he also designed the structure for the monument erected to deaf educator Thomas Galludet in Hartford, Ct. in 1854., City directory and census listings for Newsam are few and as a consequence, information about his residences during his career is sparse. The only residential address known for Newsam was when he resided at 330 Walnut Street in 1859. He previously lived in the South Ward (i.e., Center City) in a boarding house in 1850. Newsam married "E.R." in 1834, but the marriage proved short and unhappy and was annulled shortly thereafter. Throughout his career, Newsam suffered from financial instability. He received back pay from notes of Childs over a decade (1835-1846); often relied on patron John A. McAllister to help him discover and settle his debts owed; and was robbed of his collection of European lithographs (in which he invested much of his money) a few years before his death., By the end of the 1850s, Newsam's career began to wind down due to illness - eye problems in 1857 and a stroke in 1859 - as well as the rise of portrait photography. By 1860, he remained at Pennsylvania Hospital where he continued to recdover from his stroke, and then resided in West Philadelphia before friend McAllister secured funding for his residency at the Dr. John A. Brown's Living Home for the Sick and Well, near Wilmington, Delaware in 1862. Newsam resided at the home until his death on November 20, 1864.

: Nissle, J.; J. Nissle, a mid-19th century Philadelphia lithographer, designed and lithographed "John Weik's (Philadelphia) kochbuecher (cookbooks)" printed in 1856 by Herline & Co.

: Nunns, John F.; John F. Nunns, born ca. 1806 in England, was a sheet music publisher active in Philadelphia and New York in the 1830s and 1840s. He published the lithographic sheet music cover "The Fairmount Quadrilles" while he operated in Philadelphia from 70 South Third Street in 1836., In 1850 Nunns lived in New York and worked as a piano maker. He was married to Caroline (b. ca. 1807, New York) with whom he had several children 20 years and younger born in New York.

: O'Brien, William; William O'Brien worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia at the establishment of P. S. Duval & Co. (8 South Fifth Street) in 1857. He resided with printer Rinnard Stimmell at 206 Christian Street in South Philadelphia.

: O'Donnell, Daniel; Daniel O'Donnell, born ca. 1835 in Ireland, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia ca. 1859-ca. 1881. O'Donnell worked for Thomas Sinclair (311 Chestnut Street) in the late 1850s and early 1860s and at 148 1/2 South Fourth Street with Jacob M. Conklin and Samuel Linton by 1867. In 1869 O'Donnell was partnered with Nicholas Mitton at 18 South Third Street where he remained as the sole proprietor of the lithographic establishment between 1870 and 1875. In 1876 O'Donnell relocated to 710 Sansom Street and worked in the trade until about 1881., O'Donnell resided in South Philadelphia during the 1860s. In 1860 he lived with his surveyor father Daniel, Sr. at 831 Fitzwater Street and 1116 Pierce Street by the end of the decade. During the 1870s he resided in Center City, including 528 South Fourth Street. By 1881 he had relocated his residence to North Philadelphia at 1414 Randolph Street. O'Donnell was married to Mary (b. ca. 1835) with whom he had four children ten years old and younger in 1870, when they lived at 931 Washington Avenue.

: O'Leary David; David O'Leary, born ca. 1845, was a Philadelphia lithographic printer stabbed while at the Southwark Hose House in November 1867. Although reported in a "dangerous condition," he may be the David O'Leary listed in the 1870 census who resided in a boarding house in Quarry Street in Ward 6.

: O'Sullivan, T.; T. O'Sullivan published Alfred Hoffy's memorial lithograph "To the Memory of George Washington and his Lady...," printed by P. S. Duval in 1840.

: Otis, Bass; Bass Otis, Philadelphia portrait painter born July 17, 1784 in East Bridgewater, Ma., produced the first American lithograph in 1819. Son of physician Josiah Otis (1749-1808) and Susanna Orr (1752-1836), Otis worked as an apprentice to a scythe maker or a nail/tack manufacturer before entering the arts, possibly as a student of Gilbert Stuart in Boston. In 1808 Otis relocated to New York, purportedly studied with John Wesley Jarvis, and by 1810 had gained a reputation as an artist. Two years later, he arrived in Philadelphia and cemented his career in the field. Between 1812 and 1824, he was elected to the Society of Artists in the United States, Columbian Society of Artists, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where he often exhibited., During this period, the "ingenious and enterprising artist of Philadelphia," drew and printed the first extant American lithograph, a modest image of a mill that accompanied a six-page descriptive account of the process by University of Pennsylvania chemistry professor Thomas Cooper in the July 1819 edition of the "Analectic Magazine." The lithograph, for which he received $15 from the periodical, was drawn on Bavarian limestone borrowed from the American Philosophical Society for conducting "experiments in the art of lithographic engraving" by Otis and Dr. Samuel Brown, a physician and chemist., Although Otis predominately focused on portrait painting after 1819, and worked and resided mainly in Philadelphia, he did draw a lithograph portrait for New York lithographer Albert Imbert in 1826. In addition, an undated lithographic stone signed by Otis with an image of "Christ Healing the Sick" is held in the collections of the National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pa., Otis was married in 1813 to Alice Pierie (1796-1842) with whom he had six children. During his residencies in Philadelphia, Otis lived in Center City, including the 500 block of Cherry Street during his experimentation with lithography. On November 3, 1816, Otis died in his residence at 805 Spring Garden Street and was buried in the cemetery of Christ Church.

: Outerbridge, Daniel; Daniel Outerbridge, born ca. 1833 in New York, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia ca. 1850-ca. 1863, including employment at the establishment of Thomas Sinclair (311 Chestnut) in 1859., Outerbridge lived with his parents, seaman William (b. ca. 1803, Connecticut) and Ann (b. ca. 1809, New York) in Southwark Ward 3 during his career as a lithographer. The family resided at 188, later 408 Queen Street. By 1869, Outerbridge left the lithography trade and partnered with his brother James (b. ca. 1846) in the produce firm Daniel A. Outerbridge & Bro. (10 Delaware Avenue) and resided at 826 South Fourth Street. In 1900 Outerbridge resided with his brother James and family at 1326 South Fourth Street as a widow employed as a commissions merchant., Outerbridge may have also briefly served as a private (enlisted and mustered out September 1862) during the Civil War.

: Packard & Butler; Packard & Butler, a Philadelphia lithographic firm, was established by Boston lithographer and artist Herbert S. Packard and New York lithographer William H. Butler at 716 Filbert Street in 1879. By 1882 credit reports listed the firm that specialized in church views as "well-connected" and maintaining quite the "profitable business." The firm employed five artists and was valued at $15,00-$25,000 with excellent credit., Photo-lithographer David Anson Patridge joined the firm on January 1, 1883. In 1885 Packard left the partnership which retained his name. Packard, Butler & Patridge remained active until a fire razed the building tenanted by the firm at 715 Arch Street on January 26, 1886. Following the fire, Packard & Partridge continued to work together until 1893., The firm also issued advertisements, trade cards, sheet music covers, and views.

: Packard, Herbert S.; Herbert S. Packard, Philadelphia artist, lithographer, and partner in Packard & Butler, was born in Massachusetts ca. 1850. He lived in Bridgewater, Ma. with his mother Abby and was an "apprentice to an engraver" by 1870. Between 1875 and ca. 1880, he worked for the Boston lithographic firm Haskell and Allen. As of 1880, Packard relocated to Philadelphia and worked as a partner in the lithographic firm Packard & Butler, later Packard, Butler & Patridge (1879-1886) and resided at 1918 Mt. Vernon Street. Packard lived in the Fairmount section of the city for most of his Philadelphia career before relocating in his later years to North Philadelphia., Following the 1886 fire, Packard continued in business with David Anson Partridge until 1893. A member of the Philadelphia Sketch Club, he also worked as an illustrator as well as provided designs for the Century Lithographing Company during the later 19th century. In 1895, he partnered with his brothers in the Packard Brothers, a design firm that by 1906 was reestablished as Packard, Packard and Powell, novelties. Within a few years Packard appears to have retired from the firm before his death on October 29, 1912.

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