| Creator |
Rae, Julio H. |
| Contributor |
Fisher, Joseph, former owner. |
| Title |
[Plate 6 and advertisements from Rae's Philadelphia pictorial directory & panoramic advertiser. Chestnut Street, from Second
to Tenth Streets] [graphic].
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| Publisher |
[Philadelphia: Julio Rae] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1851 |
| Date |
[1851] |
| Physical Description |
3 items: lithograph, letterpress, and wood engraving; 24 x 34 cm.(9.5 x 13.25 in.) |
| Description |
Plate depicts section of the 400 block of Chestnut Street (132-149 pre-consolidation). South side includes Philada. Bank,
Western Bank, Girard Life Insurance Comp., and H. S. Ogden, Tailor (132); and U.S. Custom House (unnumbered). North side includes
U.S. Hotel (145-149); M. J. & C. Croll, Tailors (147); Philadelphia General Insurance Agency (145); the offices of [Andrew]
M’Makin’s Model American Courier and tailor J. Smith Harris (141); J. Hufty, Stationer, Engraver & Card Printer (139); Chas.
Martel, Wig Maker (137); clothier S. Heywood, Importer and Furnisher. Fire insurance, life insurance, and Ogden signage (116)
included on plate as pasted-on details.
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Advertisements promote six of the businesses depicted (Girard Life Insurance, Heywood, Hufty, M’Makin, Philadelphia General
Insurance Agency, and United Sates Hotel) and H.S. Tarr’s Marble Yard, No. 274 Green Street, above Seventh, which comprises
an entire page. Tarr advertisement contains several lines of text, “Opinions of the Press,” and “References,” including Thomas
U. Walter and Isaac Collins. Other advertisements include lines of promotional text and ornamented type. M'Makin advertisement
contains subscription rates.
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| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
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Folder 7. |
| Subject |
Harris, J. Smith. |
|
Heywood, S. |
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Hufty, Joseph. |
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Martel, Charles. |
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M'Makin, Andrew. |
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Ogden, Henry S. |
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Zantzinger, George. |
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Bank of Philadelphia. |
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Girard Life Insurance, Annuity, and Trust Company. |
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M.J. & C. Croll. |
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Philadelphia General Insurance Agency. |
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Western Bank (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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United States Custom House (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Commercial streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Banks -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Clothing industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Hotels -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Insurance companies -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Marble industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Newspaper industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Printing industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Tailor shops -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Wigmakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 400 block. |
| Genre |
Advertisements -- 1850-1860. |
|
Letterpress works -- 1850-1860. |
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Lithographs -- 1850-1860. |
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Wood engravings -- 1850-1860. |
|
Panoramic views -- 1850-1860. |
| Provenance |
Fisher, Joseph, former owner. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| albums - Rae - Folder 7 [*Am 1851 Rae, 2975.Q] |
| Accession number |
2975.Q |
|
2975.Q folder 7-1 |
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2975.Q folder 7-2 |
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2975.Q folder 7-3 |
