| Creator |
Traubel, M. H. (Morris H.), 1820-1897. |
| Contributor |
Printer Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, copyright holder. |
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Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, the first opened for Union Volunteers in the United States. 1009 Otsego St. Philadelphia.
[graphic].
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| Publisher |
Philadelphia : Chromolithography of M. H. Traubel, 409 Chestnut St., |
| Date |
c1862. |
| Extent |
1 print : chromolithograph ; 72 x 50 cm. (28.75 x 20 in.) |
| Description |
Print containing an exterior and interior view of the Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon situated near the Philadelphia,
Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad station, the transportation hub between the North and the South. Exterior view shows recently
arrived troops marching toward and into the saloon passed civilians and intermingling soldiers, including Zouaves. Banners
and flags promoting the Cooper Shop and soliciting contributions adorn the saloon buildings. Interior view shows the saloon
committee gathered in the dining hall in front of a long table at which soldiers dine. Female volunteers attend to the men
who also stand at a dining bar. Also shows officers dining at a smaller table to the right next to an unidentified woman,
possibly Mrs. William M. Cooper, posed near the committee. The names of the thirty committee members are printed below the
image. Also contains the figure of liberty astride an eagle in front of a banner printed "Unanimitas Hodie Et In Aeterum Virtus,
Libertas et Indepentia." The Saloon, established in 1861 in the old cooperage of William M. Cooper & Co., was a volunteer
relief agency that provided meals, hospital care, washing, sleeping, and writing facilities to over 400, 000 military personnel,
refugees, and freedmen.
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Depicted committee members include S.W. Nickles; E.S. Cooper; L.W. Thornton; E.T. Hall; Philip Fitzpatrick; J. Coward; Thomas
H. Rice; A.H. Cairn; Isaac Plant; Wm. R.S. Cooper; B. Frank Palmer; C.V. Fort; H.W. Pearce; Capt. A.O. Davis; William M. Maull;
E. Herety; A.M. Simpson; William Sprole; R.G. Simpson; J.J. Hill; William H. Dennis; L.B.M. Dolby; Jacob Plant; Walter R.
Melon; R.H. Ransley; T.L. Coward; Wm. H. Morrison; and H.H. Webb.
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| Notes |
Copyrighted by Wm. M. Cooper, C.V. Fort & Co., (i.e., Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon Committee) |
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Contains the seal of the Cooper Shop Refreshment Saloon blindstamped on the recto. |
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Wainwright retrospective conversion project. |
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Select link below to view a digital image. |
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Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 32 C7849. |
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Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War volunteer saloons and hospitals materials. |
| Genre |
Chromolithographs 1860-1870. |
| Subject |
Cooper, William M-Portraits. |
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Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon-Buildings. |
| Spatial coverage |
United States-History-Civil War, 1861-1865-Military personnel-Union. |
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United States-History-Civil War, 1861-1865-War work. |
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Ostego Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)--1009. |
| Is part of |
Civil War Volunteer Refreshment Saloons |
|
Wainwright Philadelphia Lithographs |
| Is referenced by |
Wainwright 85. |
|
Lane & Cresswell, Prints of Philadelphia 197. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.4384.jpg |
| Related resource |
http://www.lcpgraphics.org/wainwright/W085.htm |
| Call number |
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. **W85 [5778.F] |
| Accession number |
5778.F |
