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Title Waverly bowling saloon. No. 169 & 171 Chestnut Street, above Fifth, Philadelphia. Nine splendid alleys on one floor. [graphic] : N. B. The bar is stocked with the finest quality of brandies, wines, liqueurs and segars._ Oysters and all the other delicacies in season, served up at the shortest notice. J. J. Galusha & Co.
Publisher [Philadelphia]
Date [ca. 1854]
Physical Description 1 print : lithograph; 28 x 44 cm.(11 x 17 in.)
Description Advertisement showing the interior of the saloon and bowling alley operated on the 400 block of Chestnut Street by Galusha circa 1854. Several men, many in top hats, sit, drink, read, and are served at four tables in front of the bowling lanes, two of which are in use. Also shows two men, standing and engaged in conversation in the center of the room. In the left of the image, two men drink at the bar that is manned by a bartender. Large framed pictures adorn the wall and pin boys sit at the backs of the lanes. Also includes a decorative border containing a trellis covered in a grapevine; a banner labeled Waverly Saloon; and bowling pins.
Is referenced by Wainwright 443
Notes Trimmed.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 823
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 07 B 787
LCP exhibit catalogue: Made in America, entry #74
Subject Saloons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Bowling alleys -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre Lithographs -- 1850-1860.
Advertisements -- 1850-1860.
Location Historical Society of Pennsylvania | HSP Bb 07 B 787