Details
Contributor P.S. Duval & Son, printer.
Title Cornelius & Baker, Philadelphia. Cherry St. manufactory, (court yard view). ; Columbia Avenue & 5th St. manufactory. [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia: P.S. Duval & Son's Lith
Date [1859]
Physical Description 2 prints (1 sheet): chromolithograph; overall 33 x 26 cm. (13 x 10 in.)
Description View of the rear of one of two factories owned by Cornelius & Baker, manufacturers of lamps, chandeliers and gas fixtures. Located on Cherry Street between 8th and 9th Streets, construction of the two wings of the U-shaped, multi-storied factory was completed in 1858. Building also contains a tower. In the courtyard, a driver leads a horse-drawn wagon past a few workers and two gentlemen in conversation. Cornelius & Baker was founded in 1835 and operated 2 factories and a storefront by the 1850s. The firm was succeeded by Cornelius & Sons in 1869.
View showing one of the two factories operated by the lamp, chandelier, and gas fixture factory. The multi-storied factory, marked "Cornelius & Baker," extends down most of a city block and contains a cupola adorned with a weather vane and a smaller adjoining building. Also shows street traffic, including a horse-drawn carriage and omnibus. A couple also strolls on the sidewalk. Cornelius & Baker was founded in 1835 and operated 2 factories and a storefront by the 1850s. The firm was succeeded by Cornelius & Sons in 1869.
Notes Views published as plates in Description of the establishment of Cornelius & Baker, manufacturers of lamps, chandeliers & gas fixtures, Philadelphia (Philadelphia: J.B. Chandler, Printer, 306 Chestnut Street, 1856?) (LCP Am 1856 Corne (17160.O.15)).
Not in Wainwright.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 164
Subject Cornelius & Baker.
Gas light fixtures industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Factories -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Laborers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Courtyards -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Horse-drawn vehicles -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Columbia Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 500 block.
Cherry Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 800 block.
Genre Chromolithographs -- 1850-1860.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *BW - Industry [P.2023]
Accession number P.2023