Details
Creator Cremer, James, 1821-1893.
Title Bird's eye view of Philadelphia. [graphic].
Publisher [Philadelphia]: James Cremer, publisher of stereoscopic views, 18 south Eighth St.,]]
Date May 21, 1875
Physical Description 1 photographic print: albumen on stereograph mount; 9 x 18 cm.(3.75 x 7 in.)
Description Bird's eye view looking north from Cherry Street showing North Broad Street. Businesses line the street including Convery's Coal Yard (Lehigh & Schuylkill coal), a carriage manufactory, and Philadelphia Ice and Coal Company. Pedestrians crowd the sidewalks and streets.
Is part of Excelsior series. American views. Philadelphia, Penn'a
Notes Orange mount with rounded corners.
Title and date from manuscript note on verso.
Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject Commercial streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Coal -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Storage facilities -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Broad Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- North -- 100 block.
Genre Stereographs -- 1870-1880.
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Cremer - Streets [P.8931.3]
Accession number P.8931.3