Details
Creator Queen, James Fuller, 1820 or 21-1886 lithographer.
Contributor Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Printer: P.S. Duval & Son, publisher.
Title Independence Square recruiting camps. [graphic]. James Queen del.
Publisher Philadelphia : P. S. Duval & Son,
Date 1862.
Extent 1 print : chromolithograph; 9 x 12 cm. (3.25 x 4.75 in.)
Description Tradecard depicting well-dressed children on the central promenade of Independence Square when used as Camp Independence, Civil War recruitment camp, in September and October 1862. Tents manned by soldiers line the promenade and the children who carry drums, flags, and a hoop, walk between a group of men and a mother and son. Mary Shoemaker operated from 2 North Eighth Street circa 1862-circa 1864.
Notes Printed on recto: Childrens Central Clothing Emporium. M. Shoemaker No. 2 North Eighth Street Philadelphia.
Wainwright retrospective conversion project.
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Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War miscellanies.
Genre Trade cards 1860-1870.
Chromolithographs 1860-1870.
Subject Shoemaker, Mary.
United States.-Army-Recruiting, enlistment, etc.-Civil War, 1861-1865.
Children-Clothing & dress.
Clothing stores--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Women-owned business enterprises--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Spatial coverage Independence Square (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Is part of Civil War Military Camps
Wainwright Philadelphia Lithographs
Is referenced by Wainwright 183.
Has format TMP.objres.4482.jpg
Related resource http://www.lcpgraphics.org/wainwright/W183.htm
Call number Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. W183 [(2)5786.F.138b]
Accession number (2)5786.F.138b

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