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Alexander Young, grain distiller, South Street, above Fourth, Phila. [graphic].
Persistent link:
https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool%3A63821
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Contributor
Traubel, M. H. (Morris H.), 1820-1897, printer.
Title
Alexander Young, grain distiller, South Street, above Fourth, Phila. [graphic].
Publisher
Philadelphia: M.H. Traubel lith. 409 Chestnut St
Date
[ca. 1865]
Physical Description
1 print: lithograph; 13 x 19 cm. (5 x 7.5 in.)
Description
Tradecard showing the “South Street Grain Distillery,” formerly the Southwark Theatre (closed in 1817) and adjacent “Malt House” on the 400 block of South Street. A fenced courtyard separates the processing plants in front of which horse-drawn carts are lined. The vehicles, attended by drivers, arrive for and receive deliveries. Barrels line the sidewalk in front of the distillery and a laborer is visible at the third-floor receiving entrance of the building. Also shows pedestrian and street traffic, including men conversing, ladies strolling, and a man on horseback.The distillery building was removed circa 1908. Young & Co., founded by Alexander Young and John Maitland in 1823, was known for the Y.P.M. brand of rye whiskey.
Notes
Not in Wainwright.
pdcc00007
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 12
Free Library of Philadelphia: Castner 26:1A
Subject
Alexander Young & Co.
Distilling industries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Carts & wagons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Laborers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre
Lithographs -- 1860-1870.
Trade cards -- 1860-1870.
Location
Free Library of Philadelphia.| Print and Photograph Collection. | FLP Castner 26:1A
In Collections
Philadelphia on Stone Digital Catalog
Free Library of Philadelphia. | Print and Picture Collection
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