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LOC DLC PP 2001: 068 William W. Cansler verso
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Creator
Rease, W. H., artist.
Title
William W. Cansler's Paper-Hanging Warehouse N.E. corner of Arch & Seventh Sts. Philadelphia. [graphic] : Country merchants supplied at the lowest prices. Rooms papered at short notice by careful workmen. Frescoes &c. / On stone by W.H. Rease, 17 So. 5th St. ; NR.
Publisher
Philadelphia
Date
[ca. 1845]
Physical Description
1 print: lithograph. 46 x 35 cm. (18 x 13.75 in.)
Description
Advertisement showing a northeast view of the two and one-half story storefront, covered in signage at 242 (i.e., 600 block) of Arch Street). Signage advertises "William Cansler. An extensive assortment of French and American Paper Hangings for Parlors Entries, Dining Rooms, Halls &c of Modern Style Fire Screens" and "Paper Hanging Warehouse." A couple enters the entry to the storefront between showcase windows displaying large wall paper samples. At the side of the building, a man walks past an advertising pole reading "Paper Hangings. Velvet Border" as a woman strolls ahead of him. Cansler tenanted the site 1842-1848.
Is referenced by
Wainwright 456
Notes
Philadelphia on Stone
Library of Congress: DLC PP 2001: 068 William W. Cansler recto
Library of Congress: DLC PP 2001: 068 William W. Cansler verso
Subject
Cansler, William W.
Wallpaper industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre
Lithographs -- 1840-1850.
Advertisements -- 1840-1850.
Location
Library of Congress| Prints and Photographs Division | LOC DLC PP 2001: 068 William W. Cansler recto
Library of Congress| Prints and Photographs Division | LOC DLC PP 2001: 068 William W. Cansler verso
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