| Creator |
Louderbach & Hoffman, engraver. |
| Contributor |
Bigot, Alphonse, approximately 1828-1872 or 1873, artist. |
|
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
|
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
Evans, card & fancy printer. Office, Fourth St. below Chestnut, Philadelphia. [graphic] / A. Bigot del. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : [publisher not identified] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1857 |
| Date |
[ca. 1857] |
| Physical Description |
1 print : wood engraving ; sheet 19 x 26 cm (7.25 x 10 in.) |
| Description |
Business advertisement depicting the commercial building at 402 Library Street containing the establishments of Howell Evans;
the Dime Savings Fund; ship and custom house brokers, E. Headley Bailey & M.S. Alexander; engravers on wood, James W. Louderbach
& Gustavus A. Hoffman; blank book manufacturer, J.R. McMullin; and engravers, stationers, producers of embossed cards, envelopes,
and labels, Jacob Maas, Henry Percival, and Jacob's son, Charles E. Maas. Several men and women pedestrians, including an
African American man laborer carrying a bundle, walk the sidewalk. Patrons enter the building's open doorways. A coach travels
speedily past the building. Evans, the self-promoted first "fast card press in the city" operated his firm at the site until
1880. In 1860, his press executed the advertisements for the Cohen Philadelphia City Directory. Louderbach & Hoffman, a partnership
formed in 1853 remained at the site until dissolving in 1860.
|
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Date inferred from content and history of the printer. |
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Advertising text printed around border. |
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Advertisements printed on verso: engraver, J.H. Byram - wholesale collar manufacturer, Robert C. Winters - and truss manufacturer
and importer, C.W. Van Horn & Co.
|
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Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of engravings related to Philadelphia. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
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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.
|
| Subject |
Howell Evans (Firm) |
|
African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Banks -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Bookbinders -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Brokers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Carriages & coaches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Commercial facilities -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Horses -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Lithographers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Pedestrians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Printing industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Stationery trade -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Wood-engravers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
African American laborers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Fourth Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- corner of Library Street. |
| Genre |
Advertisements -- 1850-1860. |
|
Wood engravings -- 1850-1860. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| PhPr - 11x14 - Business [(7)1322.F.158.1a] |
| Accession number |
(7)1322.F.158.1a |
