Advertisement with much street activity showing the manufactory and warerooms operated 1856-1878 by Hess at 1434 Coates Street. At the "Penn Steam Marble Mantel Manufactory," a horse-drawn dray hauling a slab of marble marked "Eli Hess" enters the fenced yard lined with stones. Workers using upright sawing machines cuts slabs of marble within the workshop of the factory that is adorned with statuary on its roof. Patrons enter the adjacent three-story warerooms. Evergreen trees protected by iron-work fencing are visible near the entrance. Statuary in recesses, window shades marked with the business name, and a figure of William Penn mounted on the roof adorn the building. In the foreground, well-dressed passengers embark the rear of a stopped ornamentally painted "Green and Coates Sts. Manayunk via Steamboat. Exchange & Fairmount" horse-drawn street car. Several passengers are visible in the windows of the vehicle. Also shows signage for the neighboring coal yard of Samuel Rogers., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 205, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 38 H 586
Creator
Rease, W. H.
Date
[ca. 1859]
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 38 H 586
