Creator |
Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846 artist. |
Contributor |
Duval, Peter S., 1804 or 5-1886, printer. |
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Strickland, William, 1787-1854, architect. |
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Poulson, Charles A. 1789-1866, collector. |
Title |
[Merchant's Hotel, No. 38 North Fourth Street, Philadelphia] [graphic] / On Stone by J. Wild. |
Publisher |
Philadelphia: P. S. Duval, Lith. Philada |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1838 |
Date |
[ca. 1838] |
Physical Description |
1 print: lithograph; 22 x 22 cm. (8.75 x 8.5 in.) |
Description |
Advertisement showing the front facade of the five-story hotel with balcony built 1837 after the designs of William Strickland.
The name of the proprietor "Sanderson," i.e., Joseph M. Sanderson, adorns the entranceway. Also shows the hat shop of Lazel
Elmes tenanting the building later renumbered to 40-50 North Fourth Street. A display of hats adorns the doorway to the shop.
Merchant's Hotel was a premier early 19th-century hotel visited by several presidents and used as James Buchanan’s presidential
campaign headquarters in 1856. The building was razed by fire in 1966.
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Is referenced by |
Wainwright 234 |
Notes |
Title from Poulson inscription on recto: No. 38 north Fourth St. |
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Philadelphia on Stone |
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POS 471 |
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LCP copy trimmed and lacking title. |
|
Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited. |
Subject |
Elmes, Lazel. |
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Merchants' Hotel (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Hotels -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Millinery -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
Fourth Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- North -- 40-50. |
Genre |
Lithographs -- 1830-1840. |
Associated name |
Duval, Peter S., 1804 or 5-1886, printer. |
Associated name |
Strickland, William, 1787-1854, architect. |
Provenance |
Poulson, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1789-1866, collector. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| W234 [P.2104] |
Accession number |
P.2104 |