Details
Creator Elliot, Leo von, 1816-1890 artist.
Contributor Friend, Norman M., b. ca. 1815, printer.
Sinclair, Thomas S., ca. 1805-1881, printer.
Thoma, Joseph, 1851-1915, artist.
Sidney, J. C. publisher.
Title Philadelphia, from the State House steeple, north, east and south. [graphic] / Sketched from nature by Joseph Thoma ; Drawn on stone by Leo Elliot ; N. Friend's Lithc. Offce. 141 Walnut Street ; Printed at T. Sinclair's Lithc. Establishmt.
Publisher Philadelphia : Published by J.C. Sidney, No. 89, Walnut Street
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1849
Date c1849
Physical Description 1 print : lithograph, tinted with one stone ; 45 x 89 cm. (18 x 35.5 in.)
Description Panoramic view looking east toward the Delaware River predominantly showing the area east of Fifth Street between Arch and South Streets from Independence Hall. Includes the Court House, i.e. City Hall (500 Chestnut Street); Philadelphia Library, i.e., Library Company of Philadelphia (105 S. Fifth Street); a flag flying on top of the U.S. Bank, i.e., Second Bank of the U.S. (420 Chestnut Street); the spires of Christ Church (22-34 N. Second Street) and St. Peter's Church (300-340 Pine Street). Also shows part of the State House garden; the north side of the 500 block of Chestnut Street, including adjoined storefronts tenanted by the American Hotel (181-183 Chestnut Street); S.L. Simons daguerreotype rooms (179 Chestnut Street); Geo. Earle's Pantechnethica (175 Chestnut Street); Geo. J. Henkels' City Cabinet Wareroom (173 Chestnut Street); and a clothing store on the northwest corner of Fifth and Chestnut Streets. Also depicts rooftop views (including people on the roofs) of several of the surrounding city blocks; and a few pedestrians and a horse-drawn carriage on Chestnut Street and the grounds of the State House. Sailboats and a steamboat are visible on the Delaware River in the distance, along with the horizon of Camden, N.J.
Is referenced by Wainwright 287
Notes Philadelphia on Stone
POS 587
Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
Subject Earle, George.
Simons, S.L.
City Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Library Company of Philadelphia.
Public buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Banks -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Storefronts -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Photographic studios -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 100 block.
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 500 block.
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Pictorial works.
Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) -- Pictorial works.
Camden (N.J.) -- Pictorial works.
Genre Lithographs -- Tinted -- 1840-1850.
Panoramic views -- 1840-1850.
Printer Sidney, J. C. (James C.) publisher.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **W287 [P.2125]
Accession number P.2125