Details
Creator Leslie, Frank, 1821-1880, engraver.
Contributor Gleason, Frederick, 1816-1896, publisher.
Title Representation of the Philadelphia fish market [graphic] / Leslie, Sc.
Publisher [Boston] : [publisher not identified]
Publisher MASS. Boston. 1852
Date [ca. 1852]
Physical Description 1 print : hand-colored wood engraving ; sheet 14 x 24 cm (5.25 x 9.5 cm.)
Description Periodical illustration depicting the bustling market near the Camden Ferry and the Delaware River on Market Street below Water Street. Under the market shed, in the right, women peddlers sell their goods to the many milling customers. Under the adjacent canopy walkways, in the left, white men sailors and couples of men and women stroll and an African American man and woman couple argues. On the street, in the right background and center foreground, dockworkers deliver wheelbarrows of goods and a white woman peddler chases a dog stealing a fish. From the late 18th century, Philadelphia continually had a fish market below Water Street. The permanent shed, built in 1816, was torn down when the market closed in 1860.
Notes Title from item.
Originally published in Gleason's pictorial drawing room companion, ca. 1852.
Purchase 1991.
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Biographical / historical note Leslie, most known as the publisher of "Frank Leslie's Illustrated News," began his career as an engraver at "London Illustrated News." He left the London newspaper for "Gleason's Pictorial..." where he worked from 1851 until 1853.
Subject African American couples -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
African American women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Couples -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Dogs.
Fish trade -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Food vendors -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Markets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Peddlers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Quarreling -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Sailors -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Market Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- below Water Street.
Genre Periodical illustrations -- Color -- 1850-1860.
Wood engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1850-1860.
Printer Gleason, Frederick, 1816-1896, publisher.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| PhPr - 11x14 - Markets-Philadelphia Fish Market [P.9361.2]
Accession number P.9361.2