| Creator |
Newell, Robert, 1822-1897. |
| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
|
Sloan & Stewart, architect. |
| Title |
Chestnut Street east of Eighth St. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia: Published by R. Newell, 724 Arch Street |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1863 |
| Date |
[ca. 1863] |
| Physical Description |
1 photographic print: albumen on stereograph mount; 8 x 17 cm.(3.25 x 6.75 in.) |
| Description |
View looking east from below Eighth Street showing the Masonic Hall at 713-721 Chestnut. The hall, built 1853-1855 after the
designs of Sloan & Stewart, was razed by fire in 1886. Shows adjacent businesses, including Marxsen & Witte, china and glass
(713 Chestnut); James E. Brown, trunk manufacturer (708 Chestnut); Crittenden's Philadelphia Commercial College (7th and Chestnut);
Charles Dumming & Co., musical instruments (633 Chestnut); Farrel & Herring, fire-proof safe manufacturers (629 Chestnut);
and a cafe. Also includes signage advertising Willis P. Hazard, bookseller and publisher (724 Chestnut), and L. Feigle, millinery
(722 Chestnut), in the lower right corner of the image. Several pedestrians walk on the sidewalks and horse-drawn carriages
and wagons travel the streets.
|
| Is part of |
American views |
| Notes |
Title from accompanying photographer's label. |
|
Yellow mount with square corners. |
|
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited. |
|
Stereoview incorrectly identified as "East of 7th St." on photographer's label. |
|
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook. |
|
Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Subject |
Brown, James E. |
|
Charles Dumming & Co. |
|
Crittenden's Philadelphia Commercial College. |
|
Farrel & Herring. |
|
Marxsen & Witte. |
|
Masonic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Commercial streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Business schools -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Stores & shops -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Luggage industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Musical instrument industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Publishing industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Tableware industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Horse-drawn vehicles -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 713-721. |
|
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 700 block -- North side. |
|
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 800 block -- North side. |
| Genre |
Stereographs -- 1860-1870. |
|
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
| Associated name |
Sloan & Stewart, architect. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Newell - Associations [(8)1322.F.25n] |
| Accession number |
(8)1322.F.25n |
