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Rae, Julio H.
Rae's Philadelphia pictorial directory & panoramic advertiser. Chestnut Street, from Second to Tenth Streets.
[graphic].
Philadelphia:
Julio H. Rae, publisher,
c1851.
1 volume (33 leaves, 16 prints):
lithographs, wood engravings, letterpress;
volume 24 x 34 cm.(9.5 x 13.25 in.)
Reformatted and arranged in folders numbered 1-20. Folder 1. Cover and Preface. Folder 2. Plate 1 and advertisements. Folder 3. Plate 2 and advertisements. Folder 4. Plate 3 and advertisements. Folder 5. Plate 4 and advertisements. Folder 6. Plate 5 and advertisements. Folder 6. Plate 7 and advertisements. Folder 7. Plate 8 and advertisements. Folder 8. Plate 7 and advertisements. Folder 9. Plate 8 and advertisements. Folder 10. Plate 9 and advertisements. Folder 11. Plate 10 and advertisements. Folder 12. Plate 11 and advertisements. Folder 13. Plate 12 and advertisements. Folder 14. [Plate 13] and advertisements. Folder 15. Plate 14 and advertisements. Folder 16. [Plate 15] and advertisements. Folder 17. [Plate 16] and advertisements. Folder 18. Advertisements. Folder 19. Advertisements. Folder 20. Advertisement.
Cover printed in gilt on blue paper and contains an ornamental border.
Engravers and printers include C. C. Hooker and Henry A. Brown.
Folio volume of panoramic views of businesses on the 200-900 blocks of Chestnut Street and corresponding pages of advertisements. Also contains a preface, which details that inclusion in the directory required subscription to or purchase of the volume; the intention to "issue the Panoramic View annually"; and the publisher's endeavor to correct all lettering errors "upon the publication of the second edition." Volume also includes interspersed full-, half- and, one-third-page advertisements for business subscribers tenanting, as well as not located on Chestnut Street. Publisher issued only the 1851 directory.
Predominantly depicted and promoted businesses include carpet dealers; confectioneries; daguerreotypists; druggists and patent medicine dealers; engravers, printers, and publishers; hotels; jewelers; millineries and clothiers; musical instrument dealers; and tailors. Plates also show the State House, Congress Hall, City Hall, Barnum's Museum, and residences. Full-, half- and one-third page advertisements advertise a variety of businesses, including patent medicines, artificial limbs, essence of coffee, marble manufacturers, and printers and publishers. Majority of advertisements contain ornamented type and lines of advertising text. Several also contain wood-engraved pictorial details. Some panoramic views contain pasted-on details representing signage.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Housed in phase box.
See also albums - Rae [P.2008.34.16] and Rae - Chestnut Street [1322.F] loose prints.
Barnum's Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.)
62282
City Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
84988
Congress Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
83814
Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
3742
Clothing industry
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
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Commercial establishments
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
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Commercial streets
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
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Confectioneries
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
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Dwellings
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
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Hotels
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
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Jewelry stores
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
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Milinery
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
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Musical instrument industry
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
Nonprescription drug industry
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
Pharmaceutical industry
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
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Photographic studios
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
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Printing industry
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
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Publishing industry
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
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Rug and carpet industry
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
Tailor shops
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
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Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
200 block.
local
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
300 block.
local
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
400 block.
local
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
500 block.
local
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
600 block.
local
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
700 block.
local
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
800 block.
local
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
900 block.
local
Advertisements
1850-1860.
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Letterpress works
1850-1860.
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Lithographs
1850-1860.
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Wood engravings
1850-1860.
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Panoramic views
1850-1860.
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SP10
Philadelphia artists.
Hooker, Charles,
engraver.
Brown, Henry A.,
printer.
Provenance
Fisher, Joseph,
former owner.
Imprint
PA. Philadelphia.
1851.
Library Company of Philadelphia
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PA. Philadelphia.
1851.
Imprint
Fisher, Joseph,
former owner.