Details
Creator Cremer, James, 1821-1893.
Contributor McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect.
Notman, John, 1810-1865, architect.
Title [Chestnut Street, east of Fourth Street] [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia: James Cremer, publisher of stereoscopic views, 18 South Eighth St. Stereoscopes and views, wholesale and retail
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1875
Date [ca. 1875]
Physical Description 1 photographic print: albumen on stereograph mount; 18 x 9 cm.(3.5 x 7 in.)
Description View showing the 300 block, north side, of the commercial Philadelphia street around 1867. Businesses include: Stein & Jones (Rudolph Stein & Alfred T. Jones), printers and lithographers at 321 Chestnut; the First National Bank (completed 1867 after designs of John McArthur Jr.) at 315 Chestnut Street; the Bank of North America (established 1781, building completed 1848 after designs of John Notman) at 307-309 Chestnut; and Richard Magee stationery at 316 Chestnut Street. Horse-drawn wagons line the street.
Is part of Excelsior series. American views. Philadelphia, Penn'a
Notes Title supplied by cataloguer.
Manuscript note on verso incorrectly identifying location: Chestnut St. E. of 3rd.
Orange mount with rounded corners.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject First National Bank (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Bank of North America.
Stein & Jones.
Commercial streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Banks -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Lithographers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Stationery trade -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 300 block.
Genre Stereographs -- 1870-1880.
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880.
Associated name McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect.
Associated name Notman, John, 1810-1865, architect.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Cremer - Streets [P.9047.17]
Accession number P.9047.17