| Creator |
Queen, James Fuller, 1820 or 1821-1886, artist. |
| Contributor |
Sinclair, Thomas S., approximately 1805-1881, printer. |
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Sinclair, Thomas S., approximately 1805-1881, printer. |
|
Williams, Job T., publisher. |
| Title |
View of the Philadelphia volunteer refreshment saloons. [graphic] / Lith. from nature by J. Queen; printed in colors by T.
Sinclair. Philada.
|
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : Published by Job T. Williams, 838 South 2nd St |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1863 |
| Date |
1861 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : hand-colored chromolithograph ; sheet 54 x 71 cm (21.25 x 27.75 in.) |
| Description |
Civil War souvenir print containing six views of the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon at the southwest corner of Washington
and Swanson Avenues and the Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon at 1009 Ostego Street. Contains a large central view
of the exterior of the Union Saloon with troops arriving, entering the dining saloon, and departing on a Philadelphia, Wilmington
& Baltimore Railroad car as crowds of people flock around them. Other views depict soldiers using the wash basins adjoining
the Cooper Shop Saloon; pro-Union flags and Saloon banners; the Union Saloon's outside washing and cooking departments including
an African American man carrying a pail of food; and interiors of both saloons where male and female volunteers attend to
long tables of food and a large simmering vat on a hearth. Contains an eagle clutching large American flags and a pro-Union
banner above the scenes. Situated at the transportation hub between the North and the South, the relief organizations provided
hospital care, washing, sleeping, and writing facilities to over 1,000,000 military personnel, sailors, refugees, and freedmen
during the war.
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| Is referenced by |
Wainwright, 434 |
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Date from copyright statement: Entered according to An Act of Congress in the Year 1861 by Job T. Williams in the Clerks Office
of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
|
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Philadelphia on Stone |
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POS 806 |
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Print trimmed. |
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Gift of Isadore Lichstein, 1984. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
| Biographical / historical note |
Queen, a Philadelphia lithographer and pioneer chromolithographer known for his attention to detail, served in the Civil War
militia from 1862 until 1863, and created several lithographs with Civil War subjects, including views of and contribution
certificates for the city's relief institutions.
|
| Subject |
Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon. |
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African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Cleaning -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Community service -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Cookery -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Eating & drinking -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Railroad stations -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Soldiers -- Union -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military personnel -- Union. |
|
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- War work. |
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Washington Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- at Swanson Avenue. |
|
Otsego Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 1009. |
| Genre |
Chromolithographs -- Hand-colored -- 1860-1870. |
| Printer |
Sinclair, Thomas S., approximately 1805-1881, printer. |
|
Williams, Job T., publisher. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **W434 [P.9001.6] |
| Accession number |
P.9001.6 |
