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- Title
- Manayunk, near Philadelphia
- Description
- Landscape view showing the village of Manayunk along the east bank of the Schuylkill River, northwest of Philadelphia. Townscape is visible in the right of the image, including Joseph Ripka’s cotton mills erected 1831 and 1835 near the depicted Flat Rock Turnpike Bridge. Manayunk was incorporated into the city of Philadelphia in 1854., Copyrighted by J.C. Wild and J.B. Chevalier. Print lacking copyright statement., Issued as plate 18 in Views of Philadelphia, and its vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838), a series of views originally published as five numbers of four prints each, and later sold as a bound volume of twenty views., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 455.1. Digital image shows third state of print., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: P.2093 and (1)1525.F.71d (hand-colored) and in Print Room *Am 1838 Wild 6626.F and Print Room *Am 1838 Wild 3008.Q (Poulson)., Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bd 862 W644, pl 18., Trimmed., Described in Martin Snyder's "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-53.
- Creator
- Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846, artist
- Date
- c1838
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W226.1 [P.2093]
- Title
- [F. Fisher. Upholstery, No 31. Cheap bedding and feather warehouse.]
- Description
- Proof for an advertisement showing the two-and-a-half story warehouse with numerous windows at the northeast corner of Eight and Zane streets. Patrons enter the entrances, including one adorned with signage, of the building. Sign advertises "Beds Hair Mattresses Cushions Feathers Moss Ticking Cotts Cattail." Bedding and bed posts are visible in or hang out of most of the warehouse windows. A stuffed swan standing among pillows is also visible in one of the lower windows. Bags of "Feathers" and bed posts lean against the building and mattresses and bed cushions are displayed on racks on the sidewalk. View also includes a fire hydrant and a boy walking past the warehouse. Frederick Fisher operated an upholstery business 1839-1853 and from the Eighth and Zane location 1844-1848., Title supplied by Wainwright., Wainwright suggests date of circa 1845., Date from Poulson inscription on recto: August 1846. North east corner Eighth and Zane Streets., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 220, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
- Date
- [August 1846]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *W118 [P.2044]
- Title
- Cornelius & Baker, 181 Cherry Street, Philadelphia. Manufacturers of lamps, gas fixtures etc
- Description
- Advertisement showing the multi-story factory on the 800 block of Cherry Street. A tower and American flag adorn the building in which workers are visible at a number of the open windows. At the far left end of the building, a wagon travels near a man carrying a basket and through an archway to the courtyard. A horse-drawn wagon is parked near the main entrance of the factory. The entry contains the name of the firm and a small stoop adorned with iron work. At the corner, a boy with a light fixture walks past a lamppost, as in the street, a horse-drawn wagon travels behind a carriage occupied by three gentlemen. The vehicle is drawn by two agitated horses that the driver attempts to settle. At the east side of the building, two gentlemen converse and another horse-drawn wagon drives down the street. Also shows a woman strolling past a tree at the adjacent corner, and neighboring buildings. Cornelius & Baker was founded in 1835 and operated 2 factories and a storefront by the 1850s. The firm was succeeded by Cornelius & Sons in 1869., Published in Colton's atlas of America, illustrating the physical and political geography of North and South America... Commercial edition with business cards of prominent houses in Philadelphia. (New York: J.H. Colton and Company, 1856) (HSP O 458), Philadelphia on Stone, POS 161, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 38 C 814b., Also included as one of two images of separately issued print. See **W86.
- Creator
- Rease, W. H., artist
- Date
- [1856]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **W88 [P.2038]
- Title
- Dale, Ross & Withers, importers & jobbers of silks & fancy goods, 219 Market St & 42 Commerce St, Philadelphia
- Description
- Advertisement showing the front facade of the five-story storefront built circa 1857 at 219, i.e., 521 Market Street. Building adorned with the name of the business and the street number on the roof. Also shows line-drawn partial views of adjacent buildings. Dale, Ross & Withers, leading silk merchants in the United States, partnered in 1843 and relocated to the address in 1857. By the mid 1860s, Withers had left the partnership., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 170
- Creator
- Button, Stephen Decatur, 1813-1897, artist
- Date
- [ca. 1857]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **W91 [P.2146]
- Title
- [Donnelly's steam patent match manufactory, Linden Street near the Stone Bridge, Philadelphia]
- Description
- Advertisement showing the manufactory of John Donnelly below Front Street near the Delaware River. Signage covers the three-story building that contains several windows. Male and female workers are visible at many. Workers also hoist a crate from a horse-drawn cart parked along the building, load a horse-drawn wagon, and enter the factory. Also shows two men in a rowboat gliding past and partial views of surrounding buildings. The Donnelly factory operated from the address in 1847., Title supplied by cataloguer., Date from Poulson inscription on recto: Aug. 1847., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 186, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
- Date
- [August 1847]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *W97 [P.2031]
- Title
- [J. Willis, shoe manufactory, 241 Arch Street, Philadelphia]
- Description
- Advertisement showing the four-story manufactory and storefront for "J. Willis Wholesale & Retale [sic] Ladies Shoe store" on the 600 block of Arch Street. Under the store awning, a couple enters the doorway while a lady looks at a partially visible print, possibly depicting the Willis shoe store, in the central display window. Drapery is visible in some of the upper floor windows and a horse-drawn carriage is parked in front of the building. Also shows partial views of adjacent buildings. Shading to represent light reflecting from windows also comprises a graphic element of the image. The business operated as J. Willis from the address 1840-1853, when renamed J. Willis & Son., Title supplied by cataloguer., Date from Poulson inscription on recto: Arch Street. Dec. 1846. [illegible], Philadelphia on Stone, POS 401, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
- Date
- [December 1846]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *W195 [P.2063]
- Title
- [James S. Mason & Co., 108 North Front Street, challenge blacking, ink &c. manufactory]
- Description
- Advertisement showing the five-story brick and granite building adorned with a sign reading "Blacking" on its roof at 108, i.e., 138-140 North Front Street. A patron opens the entrance door of the storefront as he peers at a large illustrated print on display in an adjacent window. Above the window adorned with the print (illustrated with a man, boy, and dog), a couple is visible in an open double-sided glass door on the second floor. In front of the building, a laborer unloads a horse-drawn dray as a family in winter attire approaches from a nearby corner. Also shows a hoist on the side of the storefront and partial views of neighboring buildings. Mason & Co. occupied the building following its completion in 1851 and tenanted the site until 1919. The building, built 1850-1851, was demolished in 1973., Title from accompanying manuscript note., Date from Poulson inscription: Oct. 1856., Wainwright suggests date of circa 1852., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 404, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
- Creator
- Queen, James Fuller, 1820 or 21-1886, artist
- Date
- [October 1856]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *W198 [P.2075]
- Title
- Finn & Burton's paper hangings warehouse No 142, Arch St. Phila
- Description
- Advertisement showing the first floor of the elegant storefront, on the 600 block of Arch Street, surrounded by a tromp l'oeil border. Through the open entryway, a clerk is visible showing wallpaper samples, propped upon racks, to two women and a gentleman patron, seated on chairs. Large display windows adorned with massive scenic views flank the doorway. A boy and gentleman, stand near a boot scrape and admire one window display, and a mother, holding a parasol, and attended by her daughter, stand on cellar doors, and admire the paper in the other. An elegantly-attired couple strolls past a tall, closed door to the establishment and a muzzled dog walks near by. A hitching post labeled "Wall Paper" stands in front of the store near the street. Also shows partial views of the upper floor, and adjoining buildings. Border comprised of sheets of various patterns of wallpaper, in addition to rolls of the material., Date from Poulson inscription on recto: April 1849., Printer attributed by Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 250, LCP exhibit catalogue: Made in America #66., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Reproduced in Jennifer Ambrose, "Nineteenth Century Advertising Prints," in Magazine Antiques (August 2006)., Trimmed.
- Creator
- Rease, W. H., artist
- Date
- [April 1849]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **W127 [P.2082]
- Title
- [Garden & Brown, silk & fur hat manufactory, 196 Market Street, Philadelphia]
- Description
- Advertisement showing the four-story storefront for the hat manufactory established by Christopher H. Garden at 196, later 532 Market Street. The storefront is covered with signage and adorned with a large model hat marked with the street address "196." A patron enters one of the two open entryways of the business that are flanked by display cases of hats marked "Hats & Caps." Two other patrons stand near one of the cases across from a clerk in the store. The clerk pulls a hat from several displayed on shelves lining the shop walls. Rows of hats adorn the large display and upper windows of the building. Partial views of the adjacent businesses and the signage of the storefronts are also visible. Garden established his hat manufactory in 1843 and partnered with William Brown circa 1846-1850., Title supplied by cataloguer., Date from Poulson inscription on recto: Aug. 1847 Market Street., Wainwright suggests date of circa 1846., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 291, Trimmed., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
- Creator
- Rease, W. H., artist
- Date
- [August 1847]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *W147 [P.2050]
- Title
- Manayunk near Philadelphia
- Description
- Landscape view showing the village of Manayunk along the east bank of the Schuylkill River, northwest of Philadelphia. Townscape is visible in the right of the image, including Joseph Ripka’s cotton mills erected 1831 and 1835 near the depicted Flat Rock Turnpike Bridge. Manayunk was incorporated into the city of Philadelphia in 1854., Copyrighted by J.T. Bowen., Originally published as plate 18 in Views of Philadelphia, and its vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838). The lithographic stones for the views were acquired by John T. Bowen and reissued in 1838 and in 1848 with hand coloring., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 455.2. Digital image shows third state of print., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: in Print Room *Am 1838 Wild 3008.Q (Rush)., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:, Described in Martin Snyder's "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-53.
- Creator
- Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846, artist
- Date
- c1838
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W226.2 [Print Room *Am 1838 Wild 3008.Q (Rush)]
- Title
- Manayunk near Philadelphia
- Description
- Landscape view showing the village of Manayunk along the east bank of the Schuylkill River, northwest of Philadelphia. Townscape is visible in the right of the image, including Joseph Ripka’s cotton mills erected 1831 and 1835 near the depicted Flat Rock Turnpike Bridge. Manayunk was incorporated into the city of Philadelphia in 1854., Copyrighted by J. T. Bowen., Originally published as plate 18 in Views of Philadelphia, and its vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838). The lithographic stones for the views were acquired by John T. Bowen and reissued in 1838 and in 1848 with hand coloring., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 455.3, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: P.2094 and in Print Room *Am 1848 Wild 3007.Q (Poulson) and in Print Room *Am 1848 Wild 1514.F and in Print Room *Am 1848 Wild 1515.Q., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:, Described in Martin Snyder's "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-53.
- Creator
- Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846, artist
- Date
- c1840, 1848
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W226.3 [P.2094]
- Title
- Manayunk
- Description
- Book illustration of a landscape view showing the village of Manayunk along the east bank of the Schuylkill River, northwest of Philadelphia. Townscape is visible in the right of the image, including Joseph Ripka’s cotton mills erected 1831 and 1835 near the depicted Flat Rock Turnpike Bridge. Manayunk was incorporated into the city of Philadelphia in 1854., Published in Daniel Bowen's A History of Philadelphia with a notice of villages in the vicinity (Philadelphia: Printed and published by Daniel Bowen, 1839), opposite page 134., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 455.4. Digital image shows third state of print., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: in Am 1839 Bow 9837.O and 76434.O., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:
- Creator
- Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846, artist
- Date
- [1839]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W226.4 [Am 1839 Bow 9837.O and 76434.O]
- Title
- Cramp's Shipyard postcards
- Description
- Depicts Cramp's Shipyard from the Delaware River, with small boats and docked ships. Cramp's built warships for the Navy and yachts for wealthy clients beginning circa 1830., Postcards issued mainly by the Philadelphia Post Card Company and the Souvenir Post Card Company of New York., Contains 14 postcards printed in color and 7 printed in black and white., Also known as William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Company Shipyard., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Brightbill, George M., collector
- Date
- 1900-1910
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Business and Industry - Cramp's - 36]
- Title
- Curtis Publishing postcards
- Description
- Contains views of the Curtis Publishing Company built 1910-1921 after designs by Edgar Viguers Seeler. Includes several exterior views from Sixth Street, Walnut Street, Independence Park and Washington Square. Also includes interior views of the first floor lobby; the director's room; offices and press rooms for Ladies Home Journal and the Saturday Evening Post; the circulation department and circulation manager's office; the women's recreation, lunch and rest rooms; the paper stock room; a section of the engraving department; the composition division; the boiler room; and the power division., Contains 37 postcards printed in color., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Brightbill, George M., collector
- Date
- 1910-1940
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Business and Industry - Curtis Publishing - 37]
- Title
- [New England House and Edward France Hotel, 114 Dock Street, Philadelphia.]
- Description
- View showing a man and a group of boys posed in front of the hotel, tavern, and oyster house. Textual advertisements promoting oysters and ale adorn the windows. Also includes a partial view of the adjacent building., Attributed to Henry B. Odiorne., Title supplied by cataloguer., Manuscript note on recto: Dock St. formerly Thomas Shippen., Inscribed in negative: 30., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
- Creator
- Odiorne, Henry B., 1805-1860, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1860
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Odiorne - N [(7)1322.F.71b]
- Title
- [Little Dock and Spruce streets, northwest corner, Philadelphia.]
- Description
- View looking west on Spruce Street from below Little Dock Street (i.e., Mattis Street). Shows a ramshackle building tenanted by B. Naylor's Hotel, including an oyster saloon at 127 Spruce (i.e., n.w. corner Spruce and Little Dock). Also shows an adjacent sign painting shop and a boy near the entranceway to the saloon., Attributed to Henry B. Odiorne., Title supplied by cataloguer., Manuscript note on recto: Dock St. -- Westside - opposite Tobacco store., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Published in Robert F. Looney's Old Philadelphia in early photographs 1839-1914 (New York: Published in cooperation with The Free Library of Philadelphia by Dover Publications, Inc., 1976), plate 40.
- Creator
- Odiorne, Henry B., 1805-1860, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1860
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Odiorne - L [(7)1322.F.37c]
- Title
- Philadelphia, north from State House
- Description
- Panoramic view showing several city blocks north from the State House (520 Chestnut Street). Includes: Harris and Newhall, paper manufacturers (515 Minor); Barnes, Bro. & Herron, hat store, and M.S. Shapleigh & Co., dry goods store (503 Market); Robert Levick, boots and shoes (525 Market); E.R. Taggert & Co., hosiery (515 Market); and in the far left background, Jessup & Moore, paper warehouse (27 N. 6th). Also shows rooftop decks with drying laundry., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Orange mount with rounded corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Mount discolored., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
- Date
- ca. 1869
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Views [1322.F.4d]
- Title
- Philadelphia, north from State House
- Description
- Panoramic view showing several city blocks north from the State House (520 Chestnut Street). Includes: Harris and Newhall, paper manufacturers (515 Minor); Barnes, Bro. & Herron, hat store, and M.S. Shapleigh & Co., dry goods store (503 Market); Robert Levick, boots and shoes (525 Market); E.R. Taggert & Co., hosiery (515 Market); and in the far left background, Jessup & Moore, paper warehouse (27 N. 6th). Also shows rooftop decks with drying laundry., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Orange mount with rounded corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Mount discolored., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
- Date
- ca. 1869
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Views [1322.F.4d]
- Title
- Warner Miskey & Merrill's show room, 718 Chestnut St. Phil
- Description
- Interior view of the gas fixture store. Gas light fixtures and chandeliers line the walls and ceilings above shelves lined with merchandise wrapped in paper. A store catalog is displayed in front of banister surrounding an opening in the floor. Also includes a stairwell in the background., Photographer's imprint blindstamped on mount., White paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., Accompanied by advertising label titled "Philadelphia Gas Fixture works. " Promotes the Philadelphia and New York branch (Warner, Peck & Co.) of the fixture manufactory and the company's line of products of "gas fixtures, lamps, girandoles, Bronzes, &c." designed by French artists. Also contains a one-line promotion for the photographic firm Langenheim, Philadelphia., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Published in Kenneth Finkel’s Nineteenth century photography in Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications, Inc. in cooperation with the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1980), entry #109., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- W. & F. Langenheim (Firm)
- Date
- [ca. 1860]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereos - Langenheim - Businesses [(8)1322.F.33e]
- Title
- Warner Miskey & Merrill's show room, 718 Chestnut St. Phil
- Description
- Interior view of the gas fixture store. Gas light fixtures and chandeliers line the walls and ceilings above shelves lined with merchandise wrapped in paper. A store catalog is displayed in front of banister surrounding an opening in the floor. Also includes a stairwell in the background., Photographer's imprint blindstamped on mount., White paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., Accompanied by advertising label titled "Philadelphia Gas Fixture works. " Promotes the Philadelphia and New York branch (Warner, Peck & Co.) of the fixture manufactory and the company's line of products of "gas fixtures, lamps, girandoles, Bronzes, &c." designed by French artists. Also contains a one-line promotion for the photographic firm Langenheim, Philadelphia., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Published in Kenneth Finkel’s Nineteenth century photography in Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications, Inc. in cooperation with the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1980), entry #109., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- W. & F. Langenheim (Firm)
- Date
- [ca. 1860]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereos - Langenheim - Businesses [(8)1322.F.33e]
- Title
- Warner Miskey & Merrill's show room, 718 Chestnut St. Phil
- Description
- Interior view of the gas fixture store. Gas light fixtures and chandeliers line the walls and ceilings above shelves lined with merchandise wrapped in paper. A store catalog is displayed in front of banister surrounding an opening in the floor. Also includes a stairwell in the background., Photographer's imprint blindstamped on mount., White paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., Accompanied by advertising label titled "Philadelphia Gas Fixture works. " Promotes the Philadelphia and New York branch (Warner, Peck & Co.) of the fixture manufactory and the company's line of products of "gas fixtures, lamps, girandoles, Bronzes, &c." designed by French artists. Also contains a one-line promotion for the photographic firm Langenheim, Philadelphia., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Published in Kenneth Finkel’s Nineteenth century photography in Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications, Inc. in cooperation with the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1980), entry #109., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- W. & F. Langenheim (Firm)
- Date
- [ca. 1860]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereos - Langenheim - Businesses [(8)1322.F.33e]
- Title
- Masonic Hall Ches[t]nut Street, Penna
- Description
- View looking east from below Eighth Street showing the Masonic Hall at 713-721 Chestnut. The hall, built 1853-1855 after the designs of Sloan & Stewart, was razed by fire in 1886. Shows adjacent businesses, including: Marxsen & Witte, china and glass (713 Chestnut); James E. Brown, trunk manufacturer, (708 Chestnut); Crittenden's Philadelphia Commercial College (7th and Chestnut); Charles Dumming & Co., musical instruments (633 Chestnut); Farrel & Herring, fire-proof safe manufacturers (629 Chestnut); and a cafe. Also includes a view of signs advertising Willis P. Hazard, bookseller and publisher (724 Chestnut) and L. Feigle, millinery (722 Chestnut). Several pedestrians walk on the sidewalks and horse-drawn carriages and wagons travel the streets., Title from accompanying photographer's label., Yellow mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
- Date
- [ca. 1863]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Associations [(8)1322.F.25g]
- Title
- Ground plan of the Philadelphia Gas Works Scale 80 ft. to 1 inch
- Description
- Plan of the first Philadelphia Gas Works, expanded in 1850 after the designs of Cresson, the second chief engineer of the gas works, near the Schuylkill River on the 2200-2300 blocks of Market Street. Diagrams the coal stores, retort house, lime and coke sheds, lime kilns and house, purifying houses, gasholders, and railroad tracks. Includes a "References" key to coded symbols of buildings, including valve houses and meters. Works originally completed in 1834 after the designs of engineer Samuel V. Merrick ., Date inscribed on recto., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 332, Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
- Creator
- Friend & Aub
- Date
- Feb. 11, 1851
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Public Utilities [(7)1322.F.91]
- Title
- Old house n.w. cor. of Sixth & Cherry St
- Description
- Shows the the former residence at 606-610 Cherry street tenanted by a "grocers furnishing establishment." Advertising signage adorns the building. Also shows a partial view of signage adorning an adjacent building, which reads "C. Berr... Central ...", Title from Poulson inscription on mount., Date inscribed on photograph., Originally part of a series of eleven scrapbooks compiled by Philadelphia antiquarian Charles A. Poulson in the late 1850s entitled "Illustrations of Philadelphia" volume 3, page 67. The scrapbooks contained approximately 120 photographs by Philadelphia painter and pioneer photographer Richards of 18th-century public, commercial, and residential buildings in the city of Philadelphia commissioned by Poulson to document the vanishing architectural landscape., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Select link below for a digital image.
- Creator
- Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg), photographer
- Date
- June 1859
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Richards - Streets - Cherry [(3)2526.F.67 (Poulson)], http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/rcd/2526f67.jpg
- Title
- Gartley's portable steam engine, Front ab. Arch
- Description
- View of the fire engine built by machinist Joseph C. Gartley in front of his factory at 108 Arch Street. Laborers sit and stand in the doorway of the manufactory and neighboring businesses of Brown, Hill & Co., wool warehouse (40 N. Front). Engine adorned with the plate of the manufacturer., Title and date from manuscript note on verso., McClees 1858-8., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Philadelphia views., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Reproduced in Kenneth Finkel's Nineteenth-century photography in Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1980), entry # 129., McClees, an early prominent Philadelphia photographer and daguerreotypist, produced some of the earliest paper photographic views of Philadelphia between 1853 and 1859.
- Creator
- M'Clees, Jas. E. (James E.), photographer
- Date
- August 1858
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - McClees - Fires & Firefighting [(6)1322.F.46b]
- Title
- [Ford Model T truck with signage "Walker & Davis Inc., Machinists, Ruth & Cambria Sts."]
- Description
- Depicts a Ford Model T truck owned by Walker & Davis, machinists, sitting in front of their building at Ruth & Cambria Streets. Two small American flags hang over the car's headlights., Gift of Emily Riese., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
- Creator
- Davis, Eugene H., photographer
- Date
- ca. 1925
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Davis [P.9332.17]
- Title
- [Walker & Davis, Inc. Machinists building at Ruth & Cambria Sts.]
- Description
- Exterior view of industrial facility operated by Walker & Davis, Inc., showing four bays of large, multi-paned square windows that have smaller sections propped open for ventilation. In the center is a garage with large, open wooden doors. The entry is fenced off. A door marked "Office" is on the left side of the building., Gift of Emily Riese., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
- Creator
- Davis, Eugene H., photographer
- Date
- ca. 1910
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Davis [P.9332.6]
- Title
- [Smokestacks of an oil tank below Gray's Ferry Bridge, Philadelphia]
- Description
- Depicts industrial area's smokestacks silhouetted against a cloudy sky., Photographer's manuscript note on verso: Below Gray's Ferry Bridge. W. side. Chimneys [of] an oil tank and a winter sky., Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
- Creator
- Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1923
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Wilson 52 [P.8513.52], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson52.htm
- Title
- Scene from s. side w. end South St Bridge, Phila
- Description
- View of industrial landscape along Schuylkill River south of South Street Bridge against winter sky., Title from photographer's manuscript note on verso., Photographer's manuscript note on verso: Elect., Chester tie line standards (5000 volts), Coal crane, Grey's [sic] [Gray's] Ferry Bridge, rain soaked flats and winter sky., Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
- Creator
- Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1923
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Wilson 80 [P.8513.80], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson80.htm
- Title
- Philada. Gas Works
- Description
- View showing the Point Breeze Gas Works at Passyunk and Schuylkill avenues near the Schuylkill River. The gas works, the second Philadelphia gas producing facility, was built in the Gothic style between 1851 and 1854 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer, John C. Cresson. Shows several buildings with pitched roofs and quatrefoil windows as well as river frontage for the reception of coal barges., Photographer, title, and date from accompanying label, Grey mount with rounded corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Image faded., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Cresson, Charles M. (Charles Massey), 1828-1893, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1859
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cresson - Public Utilities [(8)1322.F.3d-1]
- Title
- Gas holder, Philada. Gas Works 90 ft. high, 160 ft. diameter, cubic contents 1,800,000 feet
- Description
- View showing the gas holder at the Point Breeze Gas Works at Passyunk and Schuylkill avenues. The gas works, the second Philadelphia gas producing facility, was built in the Gothic style between 1851 and 1854 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer John C. Cresson., Attributed to Philadelphia photographer C.M. Cresson., Title and date from accompanying label., Grey mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Image faded., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Cresson, Charles M. (Charles Massey), 1828-1893, photographer
- Date
- 1859
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cresson - Public Utilities [(8)1322.F.3e-1]
- Title
- [United Gas Improvement Company's Point Breeze Gas Works from the Passyunk Avenue bridge over the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia]
- Description
- Looking south from Passyunk Bridge over Schuylkill River, image depicts industrial area, including barge floating at river's edge, crane in distance, smokestacks, telephone wires, and various buildings of the United Gas Improvement Company's Point Breeze Gas Works., Title from photographer's manuscript note on verso: U.G.I. Gas Works. Passayunk [sic] Ave. and Schuylkill River., Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
- Creator
- Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1923
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Wilson 137 [P.8513.137], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson137.htm
- Title
- Phila. Gas Works. Roof framing through quatrefoil window
- Description
- View showing the intricate roof framing of a building at the Point Breeze Gas Works. The gas works, the second Philadelphia gas producing facility, was built in the Gothic style between 1851 and 1854 after the designs of engineer John C. Cresson at Schuylkill and Passyunk avenues., Photographer, title, and date from accompanying label., Grey mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
- Creator
- Cresson, Charles M. (Charles Massey), 1828-1893, photographer
- Date
- October 1859
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cresson - Public Utilities [(8)1322.F.3b-1]
- Title
- [Interior view of Charles Oakford & Sons hat store, Continental Hotel, 826-828 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia]
- Description
- Interior view of the hat, cap, and fur emporium. Shows hats and furs displayed on hooks, racks, and counters; umbrellas hanging from light fixtures; mirrors, stools, and signs. Architectural details include a marble floor and frescoed ceiling. Business established by Charles Oakford in 1827. The store relocated to the hotel in 1860., Title supplied by cataloguer., Photographer's imprint blindstamped on mount., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 57., Arcadia caption text: The Continental Hotel rented space on its first floor to tenants including Charles Oakford & Sons’ hat store. The richness of the hotel’s interior extended into its commercial space with Italian marble floors and 16 foot-high frescoed ceilings visible in this early 1860s photograph. Gentlemen entered through the hotel’s main lobby, while ladies used a separate entrance off Chestnut Street. Charles Oakford began manufacturing hats in Philadelphia in 1827 and by 1850 had expanded the business into the wholesale market, sending hats all over the country. Family members remained in the hat business into the 20th century., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- W. & F. Langenheim, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1860]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereos - Langenheim - Businesses [(8)1322.F.33c]
- Title
- [Interior view of Charles Oakford & Sons hat store, Continental Hotel, 826-828 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia]
- Description
- Interior view of the hat, cap, and fur emporium. Shows hats and furs displayed on hooks, racks, and counters; umbrellas hanging from light fixtures; mirrors, stools, and signs. Architectural details include a marble floor and frescoed ceiling. Business established by Charles Oakford in 1827. The store relocated to the hotel in 1860., Title supplied by cataloguer., Photographer's imprint blindstamped on mount., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 57., Arcadia caption text: The Continental Hotel rented space on its first floor to tenants including Charles Oakford & Sons’ hat store. The richness of the hotel’s interior extended into its commercial space with Italian marble floors and 16 foot-high frescoed ceilings visible in this early 1860s photograph. Gentlemen entered through the hotel’s main lobby, while ladies used a separate entrance off Chestnut Street. Charles Oakford began manufacturing hats in Philadelphia in 1827 and by 1850 had expanded the business into the wholesale market, sending hats all over the country. Family members remained in the hat business into the 20th century., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- W. & F. Langenheim, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1860]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereos - Langenheim - Businesses [(8)1322.F.33c]
- Title
- [Interior view of Charles Oakford & Sons hat store, Continental Hotel, 826-828 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia]
- Description
- Interior view of the hat, cap, and fur emporium. Shows hats and furs displayed on hooks, racks, and counters; umbrellas hanging from light fixtures; mirrors, stools, and signs. Architectural details include a marble floor and frescoed ceiling. Business established by Charles Oakford in 1827. The store relocated to the hotel in 1860., Title supplied by cataloguer., Photographer's imprint blindstamped on mount., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 57., Arcadia caption text: The Continental Hotel rented space on its first floor to tenants including Charles Oakford & Sons’ hat store. The richness of the hotel’s interior extended into its commercial space with Italian marble floors and 16 foot-high frescoed ceilings visible in this early 1860s photograph. Gentlemen entered through the hotel’s main lobby, while ladies used a separate entrance off Chestnut Street. Charles Oakford began manufacturing hats in Philadelphia in 1827 and by 1850 had expanded the business into the wholesale market, sending hats all over the country. Family members remained in the hat business into the 20th century., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- W. & F. Langenheim, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1860]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereos - Langenheim - Businesses [(8)1322.F.33c]
- Title
- [Interior view of Charles Oakford & Sons hat store, Continental Hotel, 826-828 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia]
- Description
- Interior view of the hat, cap, and fur emporium. Shows hats displayed on racks, and counters; mirrors, stools, and signs. Business established by Charles Oakford in 1827. Architectural details include a marble floor and frescoed ceiling. The store relocated to the hotel in 1860., Title supplied by cataloguer., Attributed to W. & F. Langenheim., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- W. & F. Langenheim (Firm)
- Date
- [ca. 1860]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereos - Langenheim - Businesses [(8)1322.31e]
- Title
- [Interior view of Charles Oakford & Sons hat store, Continental Hotel, 826-828 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia]
- Description
- Interior view of the hat, cap, and fur emporium. Shows hats displayed on racks, and counters; mirrors, stools, and signs. Business established by Charles Oakford in 1827. Architectural details include a marble floor and frescoed ceiling. The store relocated to the hotel in 1860., Title supplied by cataloguer., Attributed to W. & F. Langenheim., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- W. & F. Langenheim (Firm)
- Date
- [ca. 1860]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereos - Langenheim - Businesses [(8)1322.31e]
- Title
- [Interior view of Charles Oakford & Sons hat store, Continental Hotel, 826-828 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia]
- Description
- Interior view of the hat, cap, and fur emporium. Shows hats displayed on racks, and counters; mirrors, stools, and signs. Business established by Charles Oakford in 1827. Architectural details include a marble floor and frescoed ceiling. The store relocated to the hotel in 1860., Title supplied by cataloguer., Attributed to W. & F. Langenheim., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- W. & F. Langenheim (Firm)
- Date
- [ca. 1860]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereos - Langenheim - Businesses [(8)1322.31e]
- Title
- Fifth above Arch Street, eastside, Philadelphia
- Description
- View looking north on Fifth Street showing the eastside of the 100 block. Businesses include Koshland and Brother, tobacco store (136 N. 5th) and The Arbor, probably a restaurant (138 N. 5th). Tobacco store heavily adorned with advertisements, including a cigar store Indian. Also shows another storefront with display windows, possibly a gentleman's furnishings store., Date and photographer's monogram inscribed in negative., Inscribed in negative: 20., Title from manuscript note on recto: 5th above Arch., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
- Creator
- Odiorne, Henry B., 1805-1860, photographer
- Date
- August 1860
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Odiorne - F [(7)1322.F.53b]
- Title
- Masonic Hall
- Description
- View looking east from below Eighth Street showing the Masonic Hall at 713-721 Chestnut Street. The hall, built 1853-1855 after the designs of Sloan & Stewart, was razed by fire in 1886. Shows adjacent businesses, including Marxsen and Witte, china and glass (713 Chestnut); James E. Brown, trunk manufacturer (708 Chestnut); Crittenden's Philadelphia Commercial College (7th and Chestnut); Charles Dumming & Co., musical instruments (633 Chestnut); Farrel & Herring, fire-proof safe manufacturers (629 Chestnut); and a cafe. Also includes a view of signage advertising L. Feigle, millinery (722 Chestnut); several pedestrians walking on the sidewalks; and horse-drawn wagons traveling in the street. Many of the buildings are adorned with American flags., Photographer and publication information from complementary stereoview. [(8)1322.F.25n]., Title from manuscript note on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
- Date
- [ca. 1863]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Associations [7992.F.4]
- Title
- Perkins & McFarland, late of Rand, Perkins & Co. Sole manufacturers and wholesale and retail dealers in the air-tight standard heaters & cooking ranges
- Description
- Photographic advertisement depicting the storefront of Perkins & McFarland Standard Heaters, Ranges, and Stoves at 211 N. 6th Street, Philadelphia. Heaters, stoves, and equipment parts line the sidewalk in front of the store. An African American man ascends from the cellar entryway. Stove parts and pipes jut out from open windows. A broadside for "The Black Crook" at Arch St. Theatre is pasted to the side of the building. Partial views of the buildings on either side of "Perkins & McFarland" are visible., Title printed on mount., Printed above title: E. F. Perkins; E. McFarland., Purchase 1986., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
- Date
- 1870
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Photographs-Unidentified Photographers-Business [P.9153.3]
- Title
- Edward Penington's counting-house. On the northeast corner of Race and Crown street His sugar factory was in the rear facing Crown Street; the building in view is an extensive enlargement of the old "sugar-house."
- Description
- View looking east showing the Harrison & Newhall Refinery, formerly the Penington Sugar Refinery at 409 Race Street. Refinery reestablished and expanded as the Harrison & Newhall Refinery circa 1855 at 409 Race Street. Also shows surrounding buildings, including a partial view of the gated yard of Penington's former residence at the northwest corner of Race and Crown streets., Title and photographer's imprint from Poulson inscription on mount., Manuscript note by Poulson on mount: (For Mr. P.'s dwelling house, see p. 99.), Date inscribed on photograph., Originally part of a series of eleven scrapbooks compiled by Philadelphia antiquarian Charles A. Poulson in the late 1850s entitled "Illustrations of Philadelphia" volume 3, page 101. The scrapbooks contained approximately 120 photographs by Philadelphia painter and pioneer photographer Richards of 18th-century public, commercial, and residential buildings in the city of Philadelphia commissioned by Poulson to document the vanishing architectural landscape, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
- Creator
- Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg), photographer
- Date
- March 1859
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Richards - Industries - P [(3)2526.F.101 (Poulson)]
- Title
- Columbia Avenue & 5th St. Factory
- Description
- View showing one of the two factories operated by the lamp, chandelier, and gas fixture factory. The multi-storied factory, marked "Cornelius & Baker," extends down most of a city block and contains a cupola adorned with a weather vane and a smaller adjoining building. Also shows street traffic, including a horse-drawn carriage and omnibus. A couple also strolls on the sidewalk. Cornelius & Baker was founded in 1835 and operated 2 factories and a storefront by the 1850s. The firm was succeeded by Cornelius & Sons in 1869., Date from Poulson inscription on recto: Sept. 59., One of two views of Cornelius & Baker's factories published as plates in Description of the establishment of Cornelius & Baker, manufacturers of lamps, chandeliers & gas fixtures, Philadelphia (Philadelphia: J.B. Chandler, Printer, 306 Chestnut Street, 1856?) (LCP Am 1856 Corne (17160.O.15)). Both views issued as a separate print on a single sheet by P.S. Duval & Son's lithographers (LCP P.2023 *BW-Industry)., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 145
- Date
- [1859]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Industry [P.2024b]
- Title
- John T. Hammitt, No. 111 South 3d. Street above Spruce, Philadelphia Bank, office and counting house furniture, manufactured to order and constantly on hand. Personal attention paid to, and plans furnished for banking rooms, offices, and legislative halls. Begs leave to call special attention to his patent elevating & graduating table, which can be used in a standing, sitting or intermediate position as a flat or desktop; it permits that desirable change to those who have to perform protracted labours
- Description
- Advertisement containing vignettes depicting four types of desks manufactured by the firm and an image of passengers seated or napping in Hammitt's patented railway car seats. Image captioned "Patentee of the Improved Night & Day Car Seats now in use on several important Rail Roads, by their use fatigue is avoided and needful rest is secured while traveling by day or night." Includes a list of 38 local banks, insurance companies and other firms as references. References include David S. Brown & Co.; Pennsylvania Insurance Co.; Morris, Tasker, & Morris; Masonic Hall; J.M. Gries; and S.D. Button., Printed above title: Six Silver Medals Awarded for Articles of Useful Invention, Published in Colton's atlas of America, illustrating the physical and political geography of North and South America...Commercial edition with business cards of the prominent houses in Philadelphia. (New York: J.H. Colton and Company, 1856), page 37. (HSP O 458), Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 126, Reaccessioned as P.8729.18., Duplicate in broadside collection: #Am 1854 Hammitt (9596.F)., Free Library of Philadelphia: Kollner Collection - Lithographs - Tradesmen's Cards
- Creator
- Kollner, Augustus, b. 1813
- Date
- [1856]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Advertisements [7844.F]
- Title
- Compliments of the American Sewing Machine Company Manufactory Phil[adelphia], PA. Sales room 1318 Chestnut St
- Description
- Advertising souvenir depicting the American Sewing Machine Company's exhibit at the Centennial Exhibition. Exhibit includes sewing machines, women's clothing and other decorative items., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 153
- Date
- [1876]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Advertisements [1975.F.6]
- Title
- Centennial Circular 1876 C.H. Garden & Co. 606 & 608 Market St. Philada
- Description
- "Fortieth Illustrated" circular advertisement, probably distributed to retail dealers, for the hat manufacturer established in 1841. Contains captioned images of 66 types of men's and children's hats for the "Spring" season of 1876. Captions detail style, finish, and colors. In tribute to the upcoming Centennial Exhibition, vignettes at top depict Carpenters' Hall, Independence Hall, and a buffalo hunt. Building views inlcude pedestrian traffic. Also contains trademark for the firm with motto "Semper Paratus" (i.e., always prepared). Internal text promotes the quality and styles of hats offered, including fine soft hats, fur and wool hats, harvest hats, mackinaws, and trimmed and untrimmed hats. Text on verso encourages business people to visit Philadelphia prior to the opening of the Exhibition in order to become acquainted with the city and its accommodations, and to purchase spring fashions at the firm., Accompanied by advertising envelope for the firm illustrated with a transfer lithograph of the store at 606 & 608 Market Street. View includes crates being loaded on to a horse-drawn dray parked in front of the store. Addressee is Mr. Minot Riley of Springville, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, a merchant and store owner (POS 91)., Not in Wainwright, Philadelphia on Stone, POS 90, LCP AR [Annual Report] 1999 p. 43-45.
- Date
- [1876]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Advertisements [P.9695.1-2]
- Title
- Charles Oakford's 1848 & 49 fashions for hats, caps & furs, wholesale & retail establishment, no. 104 Chestnut St., Philadelphia
- Description
- Advertisement for the hat manufacturer containing a full-length portrait of a young woman wearing a hat and fur accessories surrounded by 11 bust portraits showing men, women and children in a variety of hats. Most of the women's and girl's hats contains ribbons, bows, and feathers. Oakford established his business in 1827 and located to 104 Chestnut in 1843 where he began his wholesale trade in 1850. He operated from the address until 1852., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP26
- Creator
- Kramer, Peter, 1823-1907, artist
- Date
- [1848]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Advertisements [P.8729.20]
- Title
- Charles Oakford's 1848 & 49 fashions for hats, caps & furs, wholesale & retail establishment, no. 104 Chestnut St., Philadelphia
- Description
- Advertisement for the hat manufacturer containing a full-length portrait of a young woman wearing a hat and fur accessories surrounded by 11 bust portraits showing men, women and children in a variety of hats. Most of the women's and girl's hats contains ribbons, bows, and feathers. Oakford established his business in 1827 and located to 104 Chestnut in 1843 where he began his wholesale trade in 1850. He operated from the address until 1852., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 26
- Creator
- Kramer, Peter, 1823-1907, artist
- Date
- [1848]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Advertisements [P.8729.19]
- Title
- Ledger Building, Sixth & Chestnut Streets
- Description
- Exterior view from the north east showing the Public Ledger building and other commercial establishments along the south side of the 600 block of Chestnut Street. Depicts the western corner of the State House covered with theater broadsides. The Ledger building was constructed 1866-67, based on designs by Philadelphia architect John McArthur Jr., Paper label on verso listing over one hundred Philadelphia views (139-245) published by the firm., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Duplicate view entitled Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, from Sixth to Seventh, south side, published by R. Newell, 724 Arch St. (P.9260.65)., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Newell, Robert, 1822-1897, photographer
- Date
- [1872]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - businesses [P.9047.33]