| Contributor |
Gries, John M., 1827-1862, architect. |
|
Hutton, Addison, 1834-1916, architect. |
|
Windrim, James H. 1840-1919, architect. |
| Title |
Chestnut St. west from Fourth. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
United States |
| Publisher |
US. 1885 |
| Date |
ca. 1877, ca. 1885 |
| Physical Description |
1 photographic print: gelatin silver on stereograph mount; 11 x 18 cm.(4.5 x 7 in.) |
| Description |
View showing the north side of the 400 block of Chestnut Street, including Banker's Row. Banker's Row includes three buildings
after the designs of John M. Gries: Girard Building (435 Chestnut, built 1857-1859); the Farmers and Mechanics Bank (425-429
Chestnut, built 1854-1855); and the Philadelphia National Bank (419-423 Chestnut, built 1857-1859). Also shows the Philadelphia
Trust, Safe Deposit & Insurance Company (413-417 Chestnut, completed 1874, James Hamilton Windrim, archt.) and the Pennsylvania
Company for Insurances on Lives & Granting Annuities (431 Chestnut, built 1871-1873, Addison Hutton, archt.). Adjacent businesses
include: William E. Harpur, watchmaker (407 Chestnut); Jacob Langsdorf, cigar importer, and Thomas W. Bovell, lithographer
(409 Chestnut); McCully & Co., printers (411 Chestnut); and R. Penistan, wine dealer (439 Chestnut). Horse-drawn vehicles
line the street, including an ice delivery wagon.
|
| Is part of |
Unidentified series. 853 |
| Notes |
Curved orange mount with rounded corners. |
|
Title annotated on negative. |
|
Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Subject |
Bovell, Thomas W. |
|
Commercial streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Banks -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Insurance companies -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Trust companies -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Stores & shops -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Lithographers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Printing industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Clock & watch making -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Tobacco industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Wine industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Carts & wagons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 400 block -- North side. |
|
Bank Row (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Genre |
Stereographs -- 1880-1890. |
|
Gelatin silver prints -- 1880-1890. |
| Associated name |
Gries, John M., 1827-1862, architect. |
| Associated name |
Hutton, Addison, 1834-1916, architect. |
| Associated name |
Windrim, James H. (James Hamilton), 1840-1919, architect. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - unidentified - Streets [P.9208.5] |
| Accession number |
P.9208.5 |
