| Creator |
Rae, Julio H. |
| Contributor |
Fisher, Joseph, former owner. |
| Title |
[Plate 9 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 600 block of Chestnut Street (136-209 pre-consolidation). South side includes E. Durand & Sons,
Druggists (136); Sleeper & Jeanneret, Jewelry (1388-140); Howell & Brothers, Paper Hangings (142); Langdon’s Daguerreotypes
and W. S. Martien, Publisher and Bookseller(144); American Sunday School Union (146); and Jones’ Hotel, Bridges & West proprietors
(152). North side includes Dr. Jayne’s Philadelphia Arcade, Dr. Davison’s Arcade Baths, and D. Robinson, Bookseller and Stationer
(205-209); N.Y. Journal of Fine Arts Agency (203 1/2); Bolivar House (201-203); Chestnut St. Theater (199); and Schenck’s
Pulmonic Syrup and Blood’s Despatch (197). Also shows a few of the buildings adorned with flag or statuary. Sleeper & Jeanneret
signage (138-140) included on plate as pasted-on details.
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Advertisements promote twelve of the businesses depicted with signage, as well as John M. Coleman, Importer of Sheffield and
German Cutlery, Guns, Pistols, &c (209) and William White, Chemist, S.E. cor. Twelfth and Pine Sts. White's full-page advertisement
contains testimonials and several lines of text describing the benefits of “White’s Hair Regenerator, or Amber Gloss” and
“White’s Essence of Jamaica Ginger.” Most of the small advertisements include several lines of promotional text and ornamented
type. Langdon & Co. quotes price of $1 to $5 for daguerreotypes and the Journal of the Fine Arts notes the merging of "The
Messsage Bird," "Literary American," and "Musical Gazette" to form the periodical of "music, literature and art."
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| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
|
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
|
Folder 10. |
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LCP also holds trimmed duplicates depicting South side [P.2008.34.16.5 and P.2006.1.21]. |
| Subject |
Coleman, John M. |
|
Davidson, Julius. |
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Jayne, David, 1799-1866. |
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Martien, William Stockton, 1798-1861. |
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Schenck, Joseph H. |
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White, William. |
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E. Durand & Sons. |
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Howell & Brothers. |
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American Sunday-School Union. |
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Bolivar House (Hotel : Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Jones' Hotel (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Langdon & Co. |
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Sleeper & Jeanneret. |
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Commercial streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Booksellers and bookselling -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Cutlery industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Hotels -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Jewelry stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Non-prescription drug industry -- Pennyslvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- Pennyslvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Photographic studios -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Public baths -- Pennyslvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Publishing industry -- Pennyslvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Theaters -- Pennyslvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Wall paper industry -- Pennyslvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 600 block. |
| Genre |
Advertisements -- 1850-1860. |
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Letterpress works -- 1850-1860. |
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Lithographs -- 1850-1860. |
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Wood engravings -- 1850-1860. |
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Panoramic views -- 1850-1860. |
| Provenance |
Fisher, Joseph, former owner. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| albums - Rae - Folder 10 [*Am 1851 Rae, 2975.Q] |
| Accession number |
2975.Q |
|
2975.Q folder 10-1 |
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2975.Q folder 10-2 |
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2975.Q folder 10-3 |
