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H. B. McCalla, successor to the late Andrew McCalla, No. 252 Market St. First hat & cap store below 8th St. south side, Philadelphia. [graphic] / On stone by R. F. Reynolds No. 30, So. 5th. St. below Walnut 4th. story.
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Creator
Reynolds, Robert F., artist.
Contributor
Wagner & M'Guigan, printer.
Title
H. B. McCalla, successor to the late Andrew McCalla, No. 252 Market St. First hat & cap store below 8th St. south side, Philadelphia. [graphic] / On stone by R. F. Reynolds No. 30, So. 5th. St. below Walnut 4th. story.
Publisher
Philadelphia: Printed in colors by Wagner & McGuigan
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1852
Date
[ca. 1852]
Physical Description
1 print: chromolithograph; 53 x 34 cm. (21 x 13.5 in.)
Description
Advertisement showing the three-and-one-half story storefront, covered in advertising text, on the 700 block of Market Street. Advertising reads "The Cheapest Wholesale & Retail Hat and Cap Manufactory in the World. Fashionable Styles. Caps. Hats." A male patron enters one of two open doorways to the establishment, in which a clerk surveys stacks of hats across from a flight of stairs. At the other end of the store, another clerk assists a patron, standing in front of a mirror, as he tries on hats next to shelves of merchandise. Between the entries, men's and boys' hats and caps adorn a display window flanked by cases of "hats" and "caps" displayed outside. Boxes, hats, and milliners at work, are visible at the upper windows. A large model hat and cap adorn the roof of the building. In the street, a horse-drawn dray is positioned to receive a delivery opposite a laborer retrieving a crate labeled "M. Dormitzen Middleton Sch. County" from the store cellar. Labeled crates line the sidewalk with addressees that include "Heitner & Shay Augusta Northumberland Co. Pa."; "T.L. Mitchell Jefferson Co. Pa."; "Young & Lee Allentown Pa."; "Geo. L. Reppler St. Clair Schuykill Co."; and "Geo. Far... Centre Co. Pa." Also shows the attic window of the building displaying signage that reads "Hat and Cap Store," and partial views of adjacent businesses. One business displays blankets and a trunk near its entry and another contains signs reading "Deposi...Roots...Every" and "Branch Americ..." H.B. McCalla assumed operation of the store in 1852, where he remained until 1855.
Is referenced by
Wainwright 164
Notes
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 337
Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
Subject
McCalla, H.B.
Hat industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Laborers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Clerks -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Carts & wagons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Merchandise displays -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Market Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 700 block.
Genre
Chromolithographs -- 1850-1860.
Advertisements -- 1860-1860.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **W164 [P.2076]
Accession number
P.2076
In Collections
Philadelphia on Stone Digital Catalog
Philadelphia on Stone: Library Company of Philadelphia
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