Advertisement depicting the "front view" and "rear view" of the four-story storefront of the liquor business originally established in 1793 by Philip Wager. Barrels are visible in the first floor and rear of the establishment. Signage adorns the buildings. Also includes pedestrian traffic, a laborer, and partial views of the adjoining businesses. William R. White and J. Henry Hentz, Jr. assumed the business in 1849 and erected the 222 building in 1860. The business operated from the location until 1918., Probably engraved by John Serz., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Madelyn Wolke, Lucianne Reichert, and Clifford A. Mohwinkel Jr.
Date
[ca. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Serz [P.9773.96a]