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Stayman & Brother |
Date |
fl. 1851-1858 |
Description |
Stayman & Brother was a Philadelphia music importing and publishing firm that published the L. N. Rosenthal lithograph "Interior
view of Independence Hall"(1856). Established by brothers John K. (b. 1823), Jacob A. (b. 1825), and Fletcher A. Stayman
(b. January 26, 1831) in 1851, the firm initially operated from 160 Chestnut Street , i.e. 628-632 Chestnut Street, also known
as Swaim's Building.
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Originally from Carlisle, Pa. the brothers relocated to Philadelphia 1850-1851, with eldest John having arrived first and
working as a merchant while a resident of a hotel in the Chestnut Street Ward. In 1854, John K. departs the business (he later
becomes a professor of languages at Dickinson College) and the younger brothers relocate the firm to the northwest corner
of Fifth and Chestnut Streets.
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By September of 1855, they relocated to 210 Chestnut Street,. From this address, Stayman & Brother published "neighbor" L.
N. Rosenthal's Independence Hall lithograph in addition to sheet music such as Francis Weiland's "Old Independence Hall" containing
lithography advertised in the "Public Ledger" as "a perfect facsimile of the fifty-six signatures to the Declaration of Independence."
The brothers remained in business at 210 Chestnut Street until 1858, after which Jacob possibly entered the field of medicine.
The 1867 Philadelphia City Directory lists a Jacob A. Stayman as a physician.
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Is part of |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
References |
See Rosenthal, L. N. |
Call number |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
Bibliographic citation |
Baltimore Sun, October 2, 1861 |
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Census 1850 |
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North American, August 23, 1851 |
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Peters, 375 |
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Philadelphia City and Business Directories, 1852-1858; 1867 |
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Public Ledger, September 27, 1855 and March 14, 1857 |
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U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 |