Details
Creator Cremer, James, 1821-1893.
Title Chestnut Street, [west of Tenth Street], Philadelphia [graphic] / James Cremer, photographer and publisher, 18 South Eighth Street, Philadelphia.
Publisher Philadelphia: James Cremer
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1874
Date [ca. 1874]
Physical Description 1 photographic print: albumen on stereograph mount; 10 x 18 cm.(4 x 7 in.)
Description View of the commercial street, above Tenth Street, south side. Businesses include: Stephen F. Whitman & Son branch candy store at 1004 Chestnut Street; Gustavus A. Schwartz toy store and Blasius Brothers piano manufacturer at 1006-1008 Chestnut Street; J.T. Gallagher jeweler at 1016 Chestnut Street; and the St. Lawrence Hotel at 1018-1020 Chestnut Street. 1006 Chestnut Street is heavily adorned with signage including advertisments for: Decker Bros. and G.A. Miller pianos; Steinway pianos; and Wm. Pew Smith Classical & English School. View also includes a billboard, across the street from the Whitman candy store, referring to the "Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York" (built 1873-1875).
Notes Title printed on mount.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount.
Manuscript note on verso: West of 10th.
Yellow mount with rounded corners.
Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject Schwartz, Gustavus A.
Stephen F. Whitman & Co.
Blasius Bros.
St. Lawrence Hotel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Commercial streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Confectionaries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Toy stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Piano makers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Jewelers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Hotels -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 1000 block -- south side.
Genre Stereographs -- 1870-1880.
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Cremer -Streets [P.9168.16]
Accession number P.9168.16