| Creator |
Rease, W. H., lithographer. |
| Contributor |
Printer Kuhl, Frederick, publisher. |
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Provenance: Poulson, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1789-1866, collector. |
| Title |
Grigg Block, North Fourth Street, Philadelphia. [graphic] / W.H. Rease, No. 17 1/2 South Fifth Street. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia]: Printed by F. Kuhl] |
| Date |
[[1848] |
| Extent |
1 print: lithograph, hand-colored; 61 x 91 cm. (23.75 x 36 in.) |
| Description |
View of the active business block containing and named after Grigg, Elliot, & Co., the largest and most prosperous publishing
firm in the city that was founded by John Grigg in 1823 and purchased by J. B. Lippincott in 1849. Shows the block of buildings
(10-20 North Fourth Street) covered in signage and including Barcroft, Beaver & Co., dry good dealers and S. M. Day, wholesale
combs, brush and fancy goods trimmings (10); Goff & Peterson, importers and manufacturers of saddlery, carriage, and harness
trimmings (12); Grigg, Elliot & Co. (14); C. H. & Geo. Abbott, dealers and importers of hardware and cutlery and C. Ahrenfeldt
& Co., importers of toys & fancy goods (16); C. B. Lassell & Co., hats and caps and Charles Wingate, dealer in shoes, boots,
and palm leaf hats (18); and Edwin & John Tams, importers and dealers of china, earthernware, and glass (20). Patrons exit
and enter the various storefronts; delivery men, including an African American man, haul, load, and remove goods from horse-drawn
and push carts; laborers load goods into shop storage cellars and use a pulley to raise a large cask; store clerks inspect
and open newly arrived packages on the sidewalk; a horse-drawn dust settling machine passes in the street; and artisans and
merchandise are visible in several of the shops' upper floor windows. Partial views of the adjacent buildings and a nearby
alley with a laborer and push cart are also visible.
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| Notes |
Contains advertisements for six of the depicted businesses below the image. |
|
Date from Poulson inscription on recto: Dec. 1848. |
| Genre |
Lithographs Hand-colored 1840-1850. |
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Advertisements Hand-colored 1840-1850. |
| Subject |
Day, S. M. |
|
Wingate, Charles. |
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Barcroft, Beaver & Co. |
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C. Ahrenfeldt & Co. |
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C. B. Lassell & Co. |
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C. H. & Geo. Abbott. |
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Edwin & John Tams. |
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Goff & Peterson. |
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Grigg, Elliot & Co. |
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Commercial streets--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. |
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Stores & shops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. |
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Bookbinders--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. |
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Ceramic industries--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. |
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Booksellers and bookselling--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. |
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Dry goods stores--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. |
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Hardware stores--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. |
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Hat trade--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. |
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Saddlery--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. |
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Shoe stores--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. |
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Stationers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. |
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Toy stores--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. |
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Clerks (Retail trade)--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. |
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Carts & wagons--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. |
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Laborers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. |
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Street cleaning--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. |
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African American laborers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. |
| Spatial coverage |
Grigg Block (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Fourth Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)--North--000 block. |
| Is part of |
Wainwright Philadelphia Lithographs |
| Is referenced by |
Wainwright 162. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.4443.jpg |
| Related resource |
http://www.lcpgraphics.org/wainwright/W162.htm |
| Call number |
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. **W 162 [P.2077] |
| Accession number |
P.2077 |
