Details
Creator Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909, artist.
Contributor Rease, W.H., lithographer.
Sinclair, Thomas S., ca. 1805-1881, printer.
Title To captains and ship owners. Kensington Screw Dock, Penn Street above Maiden, Philadelphia. [graphic] : The above establishment has been recently refitted and is now in perfect order for the raising of sailing vessels or propellers, having been in successful operation since 1830, without a single mishap, it is with renewed confidence that proprietors ask for a continuation of patronage heretofore enjoyed. Vessels sail or float into the dock and are raised without strain on any one part. Bilge blocks being worked in such a manner as to take the vessel in her natural shape. The dock is located in the most enterprising part of the town, in the immediate neighborhood of the largest ship yards, black smith shops, mast yards, riggers, block makers, plumbers, painters, &c. &c. with ample depth of water at the wharves for the largest vessels. Watchman always on the premises, also a fire plug on the premises with Schuylkill water with over 300 ft. hose, & can be reached by Glenat's Second Street Omnibusses [sic] at any time during the day. There is also an oil factory & alcohol distillery adjoining the premises, also sheds for the storage of goods. For terms apply on the premises to Alex. H. Campbell, proprietor. / FHS; on stone by W.H. Rease 17 So. 5th St., Phila.
Publisher Philadelphia: T. Sinclair's lith. press
Date [ca. 1855]
Physical Description 1 print: lithograph, tinted; 45 x 59 cm.(18 x 24 in.)
Description Advertisement showing the dry dock along a tumultuous Delaware River. Shipwrights work on the hull of a ship raised in the dry dock in front of the firm's building adorned with signage "Kensington Screw Dock." At the wharf of the dry dock, horse-drawn drays travel past the neighboring oil manufactory and distillery and a captain, with a dog, leans on a hitching post to which a tugboat is tied. In the rough water of the river, skiffs, sailboats, and a rowboat navigate the choppy waves. Also shows surrounding boathouses, wharves, and buildings lining the riverfront.
Is referenced by Wainwright 406
Notes Philadelphia on Stone
Atwater Kent Museum: 54.78.1/2
Subject Campbell, Alexander H.
Boat & ship industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Piers & wharves -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Kensington (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)
Genre Lithographs -- Tinted -- 1850-1860.
Advertisements -- 1850-1860.
Location Atwater Kent Museum| Print Department AKM| AKM 54.78.1/2