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Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, from Eighth to Ninth, north side. [graphic] / Photographed by R. Newell, 724 Arch [Street].
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Creator
Newell, Robert, 1822-1897, photographer.
Contributor
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect.
Title
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, from Eighth to Ninth, north side. [graphic] / Photographed by R. Newell, 724 Arch [Street].
Publisher
Philadelphia
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1870
Date
ca. 1870
Physical Description
2 photographic prints: 1 albumen on stereograph mount; 1 albumen; 9 x 17 cm. (3.5 x 6.75 in.)
Description
View showing the north side of the 800 block of Chestnut Street. Businesses include: Sharpless Brothers, wholesale wools and dry goods (801-803 Chestnut); Edward Ferris, importer of whitegoods (807 Chestnut, 1870-1871); and the Girard House hotel (built 1851-1852 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr.) at 823-835 Chestnut Street. Awnings adorn many of the buildings. In the foreground, individuals stand on the sidewalk near lampposts and a horse-drawn wagon stands idle.
Notes
Stereograph on green mount with square corners.
Photographer's imprint and title printed on stereograph mount.
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
Lower right corner missing from stereograph.
Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject
Ferris, Edward.
Sharpless Brothers.
Girard House (Hotel : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Commercial streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Dry goods stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Hotels -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Carts & wagons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 800 block -- North side.
Genre
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870.
Stereographs -- 1860-1870.
Associated name
McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect.
Provenance
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Newell - Streets [(6)1322.F.21e; (8)1322.F.27c]
Accession number
(6)1322.F.21e
(8)1322.F.27c
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