| Creator |
Newell, Robert, 1822-1897, photographer. |
| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
Butchers & farmers market, Market Street, Philadelphia, Penna. [graphic] |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : Published by R. Newell, 724 Arch Street |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1869 |
| Date |
[ca. 1869] |
| Physical Description |
1 photographic print : albumen on buff paper stereograph mount ; 9 x 17 cm. (3.25 x 6.75 in.) |
| Description |
View from the southwest of two market houses located on Market Street between 11th and 12th Streets: the Farmers' Market,
the largest of several market houses constructed in 1859 after market sheds and stalls were cleared from Market Street, and
the adjoining Franklin Market (also known as the Twelfth Street Market) constructed ca. 1864. Street scene includes a variety
wagons and carriages.
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| Is part of |
American Views. |
| Notes |
Accompanied by printed label giving series title, image title, and publisher's imprint. |
|
Originally part of McAllister scrapbook of engravings relating to Philadelphia. |
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Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited. |
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See clipping in Poulson's scrapbook vol. 1, pg. 57. |
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Reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the
19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 113.
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Arcadia caption text: The Franklin Market (left), more commonly known as the Twelfth Street Market and the Butchers’ and Farmers’
Market (right) were two of the four market houses built between 1859 and 1875 on Market Street after the removal of the sheds.
The Butchers’ and Farmers’ Market, completed in 1859, was the largest of the new market houses and was constructed using scraps
from the razed market sheds. The two markets contained nine block-long aisles lined by stalls that rented for prices ranging
from around $14 to $125 a month. As visible in this c. 1869 view, wagons lined the 1100 block of Market Street to make and
receive deliveries throughout the day.
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Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Subject |
Farmers' markets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Market Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 1100 block -- North side. |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
|
Stereographs -- 1860-1870. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Newell - markets [(8)1322.F.17b] |
| Accession number |
(8)1322.F.17b |
