Exterior view of J.H. R. Richelderfer's store at 1032 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia showing employees posed in front of the shop. Four men, two women, and a boy stand on the front step and another man stands with his arms crossed in the left. Shows two large windows displays filled with ties, shirts, socks, and gaters. Signage advertises "gents' overgaiters and furnishing goods, celluloid & chrolithion water proof linen collar & cuff depot. Wholesale & Retail." and "manufacturers of gent's over gaiters, children's leggings.", Title from store signage., Date inferred from content., Buff mount with rounded corners.
Date
[ca. 1890]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | PRINT PRINT 5 x 7 - unidentified - business [P.9946]
View looking west on Chestnut Street from the State House (520 Chestnut). Includes Kelly's Hotel; Joseph Steppacher's Orleans Hotel; Charles Laing & Co., shirt manufacturer; T. & J.W. Johnson, publishers and importers of law books; the Public Ledger building; and a billiard saloon. The Masonic Hall (713-721 Chestnut) is visible in the distance. American flags and signage adorn many of the buildings. Pedestrians, including an African American boy, line the street traveled by several horse-drawn carriages., Title from accompanying photographer's label., Yellow mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date
April 1865
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Streets [(8)1322.F.23c]
