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"The Continental" Schottisch. / Composed by O.P. Perry and respectfully dedicated to S.E. Stevens, esqe. Continental Hotel Philadelphia.
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Creator
Perry, Oscar P., composer.
Contributor
Stevens, S.E., dedicatee
McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect.
Sinclair, Thomas, b. ca. 1832, printer.
Lee & Walker, publisher.
Title
"The Continental" Schottisch. / Composed by O.P. Perry and respectfully dedicated to S.E. Stevens, esqe. Continental Hotel Philadelphia.
Publisher
Philadelphia : Lee & Walker, 722 Chestnut Street
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1860
Date
c1860
Physical Description
4 p.: ill.; 35 cm.
Is referenced by
Wainwright 84
Lane & Cresswell, Prints of Philadelphia 195
Notes
Printer: Lithograph by T. Sinclair.
Cover illustration is a chromolithograph, with hand-coloring including an ornate border containing American flags, vinery, and a vignette showing the Philadelphia coat of arms. Depicts the Continental Hotel, built 1857-1860 after designs by John McArthur, Jr., at the southeast corner of Ninth and Chestnut Streets. Also shows street and pedestrian traffic, including horse-drawn carriages, an omnibus, and couples on promenade.
Schottisch.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 159
Free Library of Philadelphia Music Department holds copy.
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Subject
Continental Hotel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Hotels -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Horse-drawn vehicles -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre
Chromolithographs -- 1850-1860.
Sheet music.
Illustrator
Sinclair, Thomas, b. ca. 1832, printer.
Printer
McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect.
Printer
Lee & Walker, publisher.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts| Rare| *Sheet Music Continental P.9303.3
Accession number
P.9303.3
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