| Creator |
Sartain, Samuel, 1830-1906, engraver. |
| Contributor |
Providence Tool Company, associated name. |
| Title |
Wm. H. Hortsmann & Sons, manufactory & sales rooms, cor. Fifth & Cherry Streets. Philadelphia. [graphic] / Engraved by Samuel
Sartain.
|
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1860 |
| Date |
[ca. 1858] |
| Physical Description |
1 print: engraving; 24 x 20 cm. (9.25 x 8 in.) |
| Description |
Letterhead containing an exterior view of the manufactory and adjoining showroom specializing in military clothing, trimmings,
and paraphernalia at 51 North Third Street. Shows street and pedestrian traffic, including a horse-drawn cart, streetcars,
and patrons entering the establishment. Business established in 1815.
|
| Notes |
Completed in manuscript on January 16, 1862 to Providence Tool Company, Providence, R.I. by "W.H. Hortsmann & Sons" about
the price of "U.S. Cavalry Blades to pass Government Inspection" and whether then can "commence delivery at once."
|
|
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. |
|
See related print. [Ph Pr - 8x10 - Industries - H, (7)1322.F.61d] |
| Subject |
William H. Horstmann & Sons. |
|
Clothing stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Military supplies -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Millinery stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Storefronts -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Military paraphernalia -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Third Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- North -- 51. |
| Genre |
Letterhead -- 1850-1860. |
|
Engravings -- 1850-1860. |
| Provenance |
Providence Tool Company, associated name. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Receipts [P.2011.10.149] |
| Accession number |
P.2011.10.149 |
