| Contributor |
Wm. C. Harris & Co., publisher. |
| Title |
Philadelphia, western & southern trade journal. Illustrated supplement [graphic] : Devoted to the commercial and manufacturing
interests of Philadelphia.
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| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] : [Wm. C. Harris & Co.] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1868 |
| Date |
[ca. 1868] |
| Physical Description |
1 print : wood engraving ; sheet 72 x 102 cm (28.75 x 41.5 in.) |
| Description |
Advertisement supplement containing 23 titled vignettes depicting and promoting prominent landmarks and businesses within
Philadelphia. Landmarks include the State House; Girard College; U.S. Mint at Chestnut and Juniper streets; Merchants' Exchange;
Chamber of Commerce at Dock and Walnut streets; Custom House at 420 Chestnut Street; Carpenters' Hall; the Navy Yard at Southwark;
and Fairmount Water Works. Businesses include George W. Plumly, paper box manufacturer; Harrison, Havemeyer & Co.'s Franklin
Steam Sugar Refinery; R. & G.A. Wright, manufacturers of fine perfumery; F. Gutekunst, photographer; Brooke, Colket & Co.,
commission merchants; McKeone VanHaagen & Co. Soap Works; Henry Disston's Keystone Saw, Tool & Steel works; Seyfert, McManus
& Co.'s Reading Iron Works; Charles Magarge & Co., dealers in paper; Howsons' United States & Foreign Patent Offices; Wilson,
Childs & Co., Philadelphia Plantation & Road Wagon Works; Dohan & Taitt, tobacco commission merchants; Lafourcades Brothers
& Irwin, importers of cloths, cassimeres & vestings; and Lockwood's Paper Collar Factory. Also contains several passages of
text recounting the history of the city and describing the depicted landmarks.
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| Notes |
Title from item. |
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Various delineators and engravers, including Van Ingen & Snyder, Matthias Reiff Longacre, and Lauderbach & Schell. |
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Accessioned 1992. |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
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Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited. |
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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 Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom
Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
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| Subject |
Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917. |
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Howson, Henry, 1823-1885, |
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Plumly, George W. |
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Brooke, Colket & Co. |
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Chas. Magarge & Co. |
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Dohen & Taitt. |
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Harrison, Havemeyer & Co. |
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Henry Disston & Sons, Inc. (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Lafourcades Brothers & Irwin. |
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Lockwood's Manufacturing Company. |
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McKeone Van Haagen & Co. |
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R & G.A. Wright. |
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Seyfert, McManus & Co. |
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Wilson, Childs & Co. |
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Carpenters' Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Fairmount Water Works (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Girard College. |
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Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Merchants' Exchange (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. |
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Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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United States Custom House (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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United States Mint. |
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Government facilities -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Stores & shops -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Genre |
Advertisements -- 1860-1870. |
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Periodical illustrations -- 1860-1870. |
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Vignettes -- 1860-1870. |
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Wood engravings -- 1860-1870. |
| Printer |
Wm. C. Harris & Co., publisher. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| ***Ph Pr - Government Buildings [P.9384a-w] |
| Accession number |
P.9384a-w |
