| Contributor |
Duval, S.C. (Stephen C.), printer. |
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Donaldson Brothers (Firm), printer. |
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L. Prang & Co., printer. |
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Marcus Ward & Co., printer. |
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Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann, printer. |
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Wemple & Kronheim, printer. |
|
Phillips, Emily, 1822-1909, collector. |
| Title |
[John Wanamaker's Grand Depot trade cards] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[United States] |
| Publisher |
UNITED STATES. 1877-1900 |
| Publisher |
IRELAND. Belfast. 1877-1900 |
| Date |
[ca. 1877-1900] |
| Physical Description |
18 prints : 14 chromolithographs, 2 lithographs; lithograph tinted with one stone; engraving ; 8.5 x 13 cm. (3.25 x 5 in.)
or smaller.
|
| Description |
Series of illustrated trade cards for John Wanamaker's Grand Depot at Thirteenth and Market Streets in Philadelphia, opened
in 1876 to cater to Centennial Exhibition crowds. Illustrations depict a butterfly; two children walking outside with their
parents; a harp with the figure of a mermaid forming the column; a round pediment inscribed "Constitution" resting on three
caryatids; yellow flag with two horizontal red stripes; exterior views of the Grand Depot with pedestrian and vehicular traffic
in the foreground; a girl feeding birds; a girl eating a piece of fruit; head portraits of girls wearing bonnets; cranes standing
in water; sprays of flowers; children and a dog gathered around a piano, one of them playing a flute; a Japanese man tripping
two boys with spools of "Stafford braid"; and two men dueling with swords.
|
| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
|
Two prints [1975.F.945 & 947] part of Wemple & Kronheim's Series No. 43. |
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Two prints [1975.F.908 & 999] copyrighted 1877 by L. Prang & Co. |
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Two prints [1975.F.945 & 947] copyrighted 1879 by Wemple & Kronheim, N.Y. |
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Two prints [1975.F.985 & 986] copyrighted 1878 by L. Prang & Co., Boston. |
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Printers and engravers include L. Prang & Co. (Boston), Wemple & Kronheim (New York), Donaldson Brothers (New York), S.C.
Duval (Philadelphia), Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann (New York), and Marcus Ward & Co. (Belfast).
|
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Eight prints contain advertising text printed on versos. |
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Two prints contain calendars printed on verso, one [1975.F.922] for 1881 and the other [P.9577.12] for 1900. |
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
|
Digitized. |
| Subject |
John Wanamaker (Firm) |
|
Clothing stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Dry goods stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Animal feeding. |
|
Birds. |
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Butterflies. |
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Caryatids. |
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Children. |
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Cranes (Birds) |
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Daggers & swords. |
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Dogs. |
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Dueling. |
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Eating & drinking. |
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Falling. |
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Families. |
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Flags. |
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Flowers. |
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Girls. |
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Harps. |
|
Musical instruments. |
| Geographic subject |
Market Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 1300 block -- South side. |
| Genre |
Trade cards -- 1870-1900. |
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Chromolithographs -- 1870-1900. |
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Lithographs -- 1870-1900. |
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Lithographs -- Tinted -- 1870-1900. |
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Engravings -- 1870-1900. |
|
Calendars -- 1870-1900. |
| Provenance |
Phillips, Emily, 1822-1909, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| trade card - John Wanamaker [1975.F.316; 1975.F.908; 1975.F.918; 1975.F.920-922; 1975.F.943; 1975.F.945; 1975.F.947; 1975.F.954;
1975.F.956; 1975.F.985 & 986; 1975.F.989; 1975.F.999; 1975.F.1005; 1975.F.1008; P.9577.12]
|
| Accession number |
1975.F.316 |
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1975.F.908 |
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1975.F.918 |
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1975.F.920 |
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1975.F.921 |
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1975.F.922 |
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1975.F.943 |
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1975.F.945 |
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1975.F.947 |
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1975.F.954 |
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1975.F.956 |
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1975.F.985 |
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1975.F.986 |
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1975.F.989 |
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1975.F.999 |
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1975.F.1005 |
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1975.F.1008 |
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P.9577.12 |
