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[Wm. H. Oakford trade cards] [graphic].
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Contributor
Hart, William, 1815-1888, printer.
Phillips, Emily, 1822-1909, collector.
Title
[Wm. H. Oakford trade cards] [graphic].
Publisher
[Philadelphia]
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1885
Date
[ca. 1885]
Physical Description
2 prints : chromolithographs ; 9 x 13.5 cm. (3.5 x 5.25 in.) or smaller.
Description
Series of illustrated trade cards for hatter and furrier William H. Oakford at 914 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia. Illustrations depict a child floating in a large top hat in the water while holding an umbrella. Also shows the interior of Oakford's shop, including hats on tables lining the periphery of the room and male and female patrons browsing the display cases. Includes hat boxes piled neatly under shelves, light fixtures hanging from the ceiling, chairs, rugs and mirrors.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Printers and engravers include William Hart.
Advertising text printed on versos promotes Wm. H. Oakford's various styles of hats for gentlemen, ladies and children and fine fancy furs and fur lined garments.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Digitized.
Subject
Oakford, William H.
Hat industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Fur trade -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Stores & shops -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Hats.
Umbrellas.
Geographic subject
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 914.
Genre
Trade cards -- 1880-1890.
Chromolithographs -- 1880-1890.
Provenance
Phillips, Emily, 1822-1909, collector.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| trade card - Oakford [1975.F.257 & 1975.F.653]
Accession number
1975.F.257
1975.F.653
In Collections
Printed and Graphic Ephemera
Trade Card Collection
Fashioning Philadelphia: The Style of the City, 1720-1940
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