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Commercial lithography. Theo. Leonhardt & Son, s.e. cor. 5th & Library sts. opposite Drexel Building, Philadelphia.[graphic] :Bonds. Certificates of stock. Checks. Diplomas. Cards. Letterheads & Labels.
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Creator
Theo. Leonhardt & Son.
Title
Commercial lithography. Theo. Leonhardt & Son, s.e. cor. 5th & Library sts. opposite Drexel Building, Philadelphia.[graphic] :Bonds. Certificates of stock. Checks. Diplomas. Cards. Letterheads & Labels.
Publisher
[Philadelphia : Theo. Leonhardt & Son]
Date
[ca. 1884.]
Physical Description
Copperplate, engraved, mounted on woodblock ; 2 7/8 x 4 3/8 x 7/8 inches.
Is referenced by
Gopsill's Philadelphia city directory for 1894 (Philadelphia: James Gopsills Sons, 1894), p. 1162.
Notes
Reads: “Commercial Lithography, Established 1851, Theo. Leonhardt & Son, S.E. Cor. 5th & Library Sts., Opposite Drexel Building Philadelphia.” Reads down the left side, “Bonds, Certificates of Stock, Checks, Diplomas, Cards, Letterheads, Labels.”
Copperplate of an advertisement for the firm used in the 1894-1897 editions of Gopsills Philadelphia City Directory. Contains a view looking southeast of the multi-storied lithographic establishment and vignettes of the front and back of the "Silver Medal" awarded to the business by the Maryland Institute for "Lithographic Work" in 1878. View includes street traffic. Leonhardt & Son was a partnership established circa 1874 between Theodore Leonhardt and his son Arno. The firm operated from 123-125 South Fifth Street, i.e., s.e. cor. 5th and Library streets, beginning in 1890.
Subject
Theo. Leonhardt & Son.
Lithographers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre
Engraving plate.
Associated name
PA. Philadelphia.
Location
OBJ 700
Accession number
OBJ 700
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Art and Artifacts Collection
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