Shows bathhouses operated by Leedom & Finney National Bath House lining the beach. Also shows patrons at a nearby oyster stand and clothes hanging on lines beside the bathhouses., Title printed on mount., White mount with square corners., Distributor's stamp pasted on verso: McAllister & Brother, 728 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of New Jersey., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[ca. 1863]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Recreation [5742.F.6b]
View of street traffic at the produce market on the 200 block of Dock Street. Horse-drawn carts and wagons packed with sacks, barrels, and crates crowd the cobblestone street lined with storefronts, including C.G. Justice & Co. (123 Dock St.); Rosskam, Gerstley & Co. (133 & 135 Dock Street); Carstairs & McCall Co (139 Dock St.); and J. M. Morris & C. H. Peacock warehouse. Signs advertising "Carstairs & McCall Co. fine rye whiskies," "Rosskam, Gerstley & Co. fine whiskies," and "Fruits" adorn the buildings. Produce dealers C.G. Justice & Co. was established in 1871. Isaac Rosskam and Henry Gerstley founded the whiskey wholesale firm Rosskam, Gerstley & Co. in circa 1869 and continued until 1921. Brothers Charles and James Carstairs, Jr. and John C. McCall founded the whiskey company Carstairs & McCall Co. in 1868., Title printed on mount., Date from copyright statement: Copyrighted 1903 by William H. Rau., Curved buff mount with rounded corners., Distributor's imprint printed on mount: Sold only by Universal View Co., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Gift of Raymond Holstein.
Creator
Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, publisher
Date
1903
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Holstein stereo - Streets - Chestnut Street [P.2011.47.1840]
