Henry Adolph, manufacturer of furniture wholesale and retail, warerooms no. 36 North Second St., one door above the Christ Church Philadelphia
Rease, W. H.
still image
Graphic
Chromolithographs -- 1850-1860
Advertisements -- 1850-1860
pau
Philadelphia
PA. Philadelphia
W.H. Rease
[ca. 1860]
1860
monographic
eng
1 print: chromolithograph; 55 x 68 cm.(21.5 x 26.5 in.)
Advertisement showing the exterior of the furniture warerooms near Christ Church (22-34 N. 2nd St.). Clusters of people admire the furniture displayed in the windows of the storefront as patrons enter the building. The store is heavily adorned with signage and an American flag. Men, women, and children, including a man pushing a handcart, walk on the bustling sidewalk. A woman with a girl, and a delivery boy, cross the street near the "No. 21 Exchange & Richmond" streetcar, a "H. Adolph" delivery wagon, and another laborer pushing a handcart. Many of the women carry parasols. Also shows the gated, tree-lined promenade between the church and warerooms.
Lith. & printed by W. H. Rease, N.E. cor. 4th & Chestnut St. Phila.
Rease, a prominent mid-19th century Philadelphia trade card lithographer known to highlight details of human interest in his advertisements, partnered with Francis H. Schell in the 1850s and eventually operated his own press until 1872.
Adolph, Henry
Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Furniture stores
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Episcopal churches
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Horse-drawn vehicles
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Carts & wagons
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Second Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
North
36
Second Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
North
22-34
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