Details
Title American Hotel, S. M. Heulings proprietor, Chestnut Street bet. Fifth & Sixth, opposite Independence Hall, Philadelphia. [graphic].
Publisher [Philadelphia]
Date [1876]
Physical Description 1 print: lithograph; 8 x 14 cm. (3.25 x 5.5 in.) + 1 letterhead.
Description Pictorial envelope advertising the American Hotel and containing a view of "Independence Hall, Directly Opposite the American Hotel" on the verso. Image also shows the Bailly statue of George Washington and pedestrian traffic, including couples on promenade and in conversation.
Notes Title from printed return address.
Upper right corner removed.
Contains ink-stamp postmark: Philadelphia Oct 3 8 AM.
Addressed in manuscript to: Mr. Wm. Fulmer, Bloomsberry, New Jersey.
Accompanied by illustrated letterhead completed in manuscript to Mr. Wm. Fulmer ("Dear Bro.") from A.M. Henkel, dated October 2, 1876 describing a wedding trip, including a visit to the Centennial Exhibition. Illustration duplicates illustration on corresponding envelope. [P.2011.10.69a]
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler.
Subject Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
American Hotel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Pictorial envelopes -- 1870-1880.
Lithographs -- 1870-1880.
Letterheads -- 1870-1880.
Provenance: Fulmer, William, 1832-1893, former owner.
Henkel, A.M., associated name.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Envelopes [P.2011.10.69 & 69a]
Accession number P.2011.10.69
P.2011.10.69a