[Plate 7 and advertisements from Rae's Philadelphia pictorial directory & panoramic advertiser. Chestnut Street, from Fourth to Fifth Streets]
Rae, Julio H.
Fisher, Joseph
former owner
still image
Graphic
Advertisements -- 1850-1860
Letterpress works -- 1850-1860
Lithographs -- 1850-1860
Wood engravings -- 1850-1860
Panoramic views -- 1850-1860
pau
Philadelphia
PA. Philadelphia
Julio Rae
[1851]
1851
monographic
eng
2 items: lithograph, letterpress, and wood engraving; 24 x 34 cm.(9.5 x 13.25 in.)
Plate depicts section of the 400 block of Chestnut Street (134-169 pre-consolidation). South side includes the offices of Graham’s Magazine and the fancy dry goods store of L.J. Levy & Co. (134); jewelers Baily & Kitchen, Wm. E. Harpur, Chronometer & Watch manufacturer, and daguerreotypists Broadbent & Co. (136); [William F.] Warburton, Late W. H. Beebe & Co., Hats, Caps, Furs and Umbrellas (138); and Crittenden’s Commercial Institute (later Crittenden's Philadelphia Commercial College), M. A. Root’s Daguerreotypes Rooms, jeweler James E. Caldwell & Co. (140); and (Charles) Fawcett’s Hair Cutting Rooms, Wig, Scalp, & Hair Dye Manufacturer, and A. B. Warden, Jeweler (142). North side includes F. Brown, Druggist (169); H. J. Pepper & Son, Jewelers (167); Blanchard & Rock, Paper Hangings Manufacturers (165); Franklin Fire Insurance Co. (163 1/2-161); Blackwood & Smith, Carpeting and Van Loan & Co., daguerreotypists (159); and Farmer & Mechanic’s Bank (155). Plate also shows some of the businesses adorned with flags and other adornments, including a model of an eagle and statuary.
Advertisements promote thirteen of the businesses depicted, including Fawcett; Warden; Caldwell & Co.; Root; Warburton; Crittenden; Baily & Co. (late Bailey & Kitchen); Van Loan & Co.; Franklin Fire Insurance Company; Blanchard & Rock; Pepper & Son; and Brown. Most include several lines of promotional text and ornamented type. Fawcett’s advertisement also includes endorsements from the local press and Root promotes "Out Door Views and Miniatures of deceased person taken at short notice," in addition to "The Crayon Style (Proues's Patent)" only taken by himself.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Forms part of albums - Rae [*Am 1851 Rae, 2975.Q].
Brown, Frederick
Fawcett, Charles
Harpur, William E.
Root, M. A. (Marcus Aurelius)
1808-1888
Warburton, William F.
Warden, Abijah B.
Baily & Co.
Blanchard & Rock
Blackwood & Smith
Broadbent & Co
Crittenden's Philadelphia Commercial College
Farmers & Mechanics Bank (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Franklin Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia
H.J. Pepper & Son
James E. Caldwell & Co.
L.J. Levy & Co.
Van Loan & Co.
Commercial streets
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Banks
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Business schools
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Clock & watch industry
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Dry goods stores
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Hair preparations industry
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Hats industry
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Insurance companies
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Jewelry stores
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pharmaceutical industry
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Photographic studios
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Publishing industry
Pennyslvania
Philadelphia
Rugs & carpets industry
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Tailor shops
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Wallpaper industry
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
400 block
2975.Q
2975.Q folder 8-1
2975.Q folder 8-2
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department
albums - Rae - Folder 8 [*Am 1851 Rae, 2975.Q]
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