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- 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
- The cheapest and best. William W. Harding photograph albums, 326 Chestnut Street, Philada Before inserting, see that the portrait is no longer nor wider than this card, if it is, trim it down. Portraits should be mounted on thin cards, as thick cards swell the album and prevent the clasps closing
- Description
- Series of illustrated trade cards depicting patriotic imagery, including eagles, stars, and a laurel wreath. William W. Harding was the proprietor of the Philadelphia Inquirer ca. 1859-1889 and publisher, stereotyper, and salesman of photograph albums and bibles., Advertising text printed on versos: Harding's editions of the family & pulpit bibles also arranged for photographic portraits. William W. Harding, 326 Chestnut St., Philadelphia., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
- Date
- [ca. 1865]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Harding [P.9600.17 & P.9786]
- Title
- [Panorama of Philadelphia northeast from State House]
- Description
- Panoramic view showing several city blocks northeast from the State House at 520 Chestnut Street. In the foreground, identifiable businesses include W.H. Selheimer, book and job printing (n.w. cor. Fifth and Chestnut), and H.J. Toudy & Co., practical lithographer (503-505 Chestnut, 1868-1871). In the distant background, White Hall, clothiers, the steeple of Christ Church, and various businesses' rooftops with signage advertising hardware, drugs, and clothing are visible., Attributed to Robert Newell and his "American Views" series., Yellow mount with square corners., Title supplied by cataloguer., 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. 1868]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Views [(3)1322.F.9g]
- Title
- Interior view of George G. Evans' original gift book establishment. 439 Chesnut [sic] Str. Philadelphia
- Description
- Advertisement depicting a view looking toward the rear of the busy store. Shows bookcases filled with texts mounted atop cabinets and drawers lining the walls. Stacks of books and eight busts of prominent literary figures, including Shakespeare, adorn the tops of the cases. A clerk works from within and patrons surround a U-shaped central book display that contains a "Gifts" case. Patrons include men, women, and children. The individuals receive assistance at the case, peruse books on the shelves, carry their purchases, converse, and make payment at the cashier booth. The booth, enclosed with ornate white iron work, contains advertising text that reads "A Gift with Each Book Sold at Retail Price." Store signage is also displayed on three banners stretching across the ceiling. Additional advertising text includes "Gift Book Sales Originated by G.G. Evans' 1854." View also shows a ladder leaning against a bookcase, chandeliers, and a parquet floor., Title from duplicate in private collection., Not in Wainwright., Inscription on recto: Nov. 18th 1864 from Horace [W.?] Smith., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 385, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 641 E 15, E. Sachse & Co. operated from the Sun Iron Building in 1859., Smith, a Philadelphia antiquarian and collector, was well connected to the literary and book collecting societies of Philadelphia and New York. He was the great grandson of William Smith, D.D., the first Provost of the College of Philadelphia, i.e., University of Pennsylvania., Trimmed.
- Creator
- Sachse, E. (Edward), artist
- Date
- [1859]
- Location
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bb 641 E 15
- Title
- [Philadelphia Evening Bulletin trade cards]
- Description
- Series of illustrated trade cards for the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, a daily evening newspaper published between 1847 and 1982. Illustrations depict a girl standing in an enclosed yard with a flower in her left hand and a paddle in her right and a series of four prints showing buildings constructed for the Centennial Exhibition in West Fairmount Park, including the Main Exhibition Building, Horticultural Hall, Machinery Hall, and Agricultural Hall. Buildings designed by Henry Pettit, Joseph M. Wilson, James H. Windrim, and Hermann J. Schwarzmann. Horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians travel through the landscaped grounds in the foreground of each image. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title supplied by cataloger., Four prints [P.2008.22.6-9] contain text printed on verso: Compliments of the Evening Bulletin., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
- Date
- [ca. 1876]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Philadelphia [1975.F.715 & P.2008.22.6-9]
- Title
- Friends' Book Association, 706 Arch St., Phila. Stationery, engraving and printing Memorial Hall. International Exhibition. Length 365 ft. Width 210 ft
- Description
- Illustrated trade card depicting an oblique view of the exhibition hall, also known as the Art Gallery, built 1874-1876 after designs by Hermann J. Schwarzmann. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art. The Friends' Book Association was established in 1873 and ceased operations in 1908., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
- Date
- [ca. 1876]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Friends [P.9651.6]
- Title
- Stereoscopic view of Market Street, Philadelphia, including a view of the Market House from 8th to Front St
- Description
- View showing the vacant market sheds on the 700 block of Market street. The sheds erected in the late 17th century at Front and Market streets, extended to Eighth Street in 1816, and were removed between 1859 and 1860. A man and two boys stand at the opening of the shed. Businesses lining the block include J.M. Maris & Co., drug manufacturer; Edwin Hardt's dining saloon; and H. M'Grath, bookseller and publisher., Photographer, title, and publication information from duplicate stereograph in the collections of the George Eastman House., Buff mount with square corners., Gift of Penelope Batcheler., 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. 111., Arcadia caption text: The ramshackle condition of the market sheds for which they were much criticized can be seen in this view taken c.1859 on the 700 block of Market Street. Extended to Eighth Street in 1816, the Market Street sheds were condemned as an impediment to trade and travel and were razed soon after this photograph was taken. Neighboring businesses, such as prominent Philadelphia drug manufacturer J.M. Maris & Co., visible in this view, previously promoted the sheds because the adjacent storefronts reaped the financial benefits of customers attracted by the market., HSP holds copy with text pasted on verso titled "Farewell Address of the Market Houses." Text also promotes the Rehn Photographic Gallery. See LCP research file Odiorne, Henry for photostat of verso., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Odiorne, Henry B., 1805-1860
- Date
- [c1859]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Odiorne - Markets [P.9460.1]
- Title
- Stereoscopic view of Market Street, Philadelphia, including a view of the Market House from 8th to Front St
- Description
- View showing the vacant market sheds on the 700 block of Market street. The sheds erected in the late 17th century at Front and Market streets, extended to Eighth Street in 1816, and were removed between 1859 and 1860. A man and two boys stand at the opening of the shed. Businesses lining the block include J.M. Maris & Co., drug manufacturer; Edwin Hardt's dining saloon; and H. M'Grath, bookseller and publisher., Photographer, title, and publication information from duplicate stereograph in the collections of the George Eastman House., Buff mount with square corners., Gift of Penelope Batcheler., 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. 111., Arcadia caption text: The ramshackle condition of the market sheds for which they were much criticized can be seen in this view taken c.1859 on the 700 block of Market Street. Extended to Eighth Street in 1816, the Market Street sheds were condemned as an impediment to trade and travel and were razed soon after this photograph was taken. Neighboring businesses, such as prominent Philadelphia drug manufacturer J.M. Maris & Co., visible in this view, previously promoted the sheds because the adjacent storefronts reaped the financial benefits of customers attracted by the market., HSP holds copy with text pasted on verso titled "Farewell Address of the Market Houses." Text also promotes the Rehn Photographic Gallery. See LCP research file Odiorne, Henry for photostat of verso., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Odiorne, Henry B., 1805-1860
- Date
- [c1859]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Odiorne - Markets [P.9460.1]
- Title
- [Advertisements from Rae's Philadelphia pictorial directory & panoramic advertiser. Chestnut Street, from Second to Tenth Streets]
- Description
- Advertisements for sponsoring businesses depicted and not located on Chestnut Street, including Dr. D. Jayne’s Family Medicines, 84 Chestnut Street; The Public Ledger Offices, Third & Chestnut; Dr. William Young’s The Pocket Aesculapius; Or, Every One His Own Physician, No. 152 Spruce Street, Philadelphia; and E. Ketterlinus’ Fancy Printing & Lithographic Establishment, No. 40 North Fourth Street, below Arch. Advertisements contain several lines of advertising text. Jayne’s advertisement contains promotions about his medical background, wide distribution, and scientific preparations of his medicines; endorsements; and descriptions of his vermifuge, alterative, balsam, pills, hair tonic and dye, and ague pills. Public Ledger advertisement includes subscription and advertising prices for the Public Ledger; subscription prices for The Dollar Newspaper; and promotion of the variety of printed works executed by the Job & Fancy Steam Printing Establishment. Young advocates his text as comprised of prescriptions to prevent "Victims of Quakery" and Ketterlinus advertises his "Fancy Embossed and Gilt Perfumery Labels, Book & Box Covers; Cornucopia, wine, Liquor & Syrup Labels, always on Hand and Printed to Order. Manufacturer’s orders for every description of Fancy & Plain Labels, Tickets, &c., &c., will meet with prompt attention. Embossed Cards, Show Cards and Fancy Glazed Papers of Every Variety. Letter Press & Lithographic Drawing & Printing in Plain & Fancy Colors." Public Ledger Office advertisement printed by Brown, Printer, Ledger Building, Phila., Title supplied by cataloger., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Folder 19.
- Creator
- Rae, Julio H.
- Date
- [1851]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Rae - Folder 19 [*Am 1851 Rae, 2975.Q]
- Title
- [Panorama of Philadelphia northwest from State House]
- Description
- Panoramic view showing several city blocks northwest of the State House at 520 Chestnut Street. Includes in the foreground: Charles Laing, hatter, and the publication offices of Godey's Lady's Book (537 Chestnut); T. & J.W. Johnson, publishers and importers of law books (535 Chestnut); and Independence Hotel (533 Chestnut). Includes in the background: J.B. Lippincott & Co., publishers (715 Market), J.M. Maris & Co., drugs and chemicals manufacturer (711 Chestnut), and Charles Ellis & Son, drug manufacturer (1000 Market)., Attributed to Robert Newell and his "American Views" series., Unmounted half of stereoview., Title from duplicate stereoview., 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. 1868]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Views [(7)1322.F.1b]
- Title
- [Panorama of Philadelphia northwest from State House]
- Description
- Panoramic view showing several city blocks northwest from the State House (520 Chestnut). Includes in the foreground: Charles Laing, hatter, and publication offices of Godey's Lady's Book (537 Chestnut); T. & J.W. Johnson , publishers and importers of law books (535 Chestnut); and Independence Hotel (533 Chestnut). Includes in the background: J.B. Lippincott & Co., publishers (715 Market); J.M. Maris & Co., drugs and chemical manufacturer (711 Market); and Charles Ellis & Son, drug manufacturer (1000 Market)., Attributed to Robert Newell and his "American Views" series., Title supplied by cataloguer., Manuscript note on mount: NW from State House., 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. 1868]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Views [(3)1322.F.4d]
- Title
- [Unnumbered plate and advertisements from Rae's Philadelphia pictorial directory & panoramic advertiser. Chestnut Street, from Second to Tenth Streets]
- Description
- Plate, with buildings unnumbered, showing a section of the 700 block (186-235 pre consolidation) of Chestnut Street. South side includes Utah House tenanted by hat dealers A. G. New & Co. and music publishers Lee & Walker (186); E. M. Moulson’s Millinery and Moulson Daguerreotypist Temple of Fancy (192); and merchant Andrew Wight (198). North side contains no identified businesses., Advertisements promote, through several lines of text, the depicted Moulson establishments, as well as H.G. Sickels’ Lamp Manufactory and Gas Fitting Establishment, No. 32 North Second Street, Philadelphia. Moulson’s Daguerreotype Establishment advertises the type of equipment (Voightlander cameras) used; the inconsequence of weather conditions; price – "Fifty Cents Only, is now Charged, for a Beautiful, Durable, and Life-like Portrait"; and John Moulson’s evidence of his "merit" to perfectly satisfy his customers through his extensive experience formerly at Chestnut and Eighth Street and his recent improved process. Moulson’s Millinery advertisement promotes Mrs. Moulson’s "ability to purchase of Importers, at wholesale and for cash" and “will not be undersold by any establishment in the city or country." Sickels’ advertisement contains a border of several different models of lamps and fixtures, including ceiling, standing, and decorative., Title supplied by cataloger., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Folder 13., LCP also holds trimmed variant depicting North side [P.2008.34.16.8]. Contains pencil inscription: 235. Also holds trimmed duplicate depicting South side [P.2008.34.16.10].
- Creator
- Rae, Julio H.
- Date
- [1851]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Rae - Folder 13 [*Am 1851 Rae, 2975.Q]
- Title
- [Unnumbered plate and advertisements from Rae's Philadelphia pictorial directory & panoramic advertiser. Chestnut Street, from Second to Tenth Streets]
- Description
- Unnumbered plates showing a section of the 900 block (256-305) of Chestnut Street. South side includes T. W. Dufrenes, Ornamental Stone Works (260-262); F. A. Hoyt, Boys’ Clothing (264); [E. N.] Scherrs’ Piano Forte Ware Rooms (266); E. Ferrett & Co., Pianos & Music (268); and John Bringhurst, Druggist (272). North side includes Simon Colton, [G]rocer (305) and B. E. Moore, Tailor (301). “Boy’s Clothing” signage (264) included on plate as pasted detail., Accompanying advertisements promote six of the businesses depicted as well as businesses from complementary plate, including Moore, Markoe House, Colton, Scherr, Ferrett, and Bringhurst. Advertisements contain ornamented type and two (Markoe House and Colton) contain lines of promotional text., Title supplied by cataloger., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., LCP also holds trimmed duplicate depicting North side [P.2008.34.16.14]. Inscribed in pencil 295, 297, 299., Folder 17.
- Creator
- Rae, Julio H.
- Date
- [1851]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Rae - Folder 17 [*Am 1851 Rae, 2975.Q]
- Title
- [Advertisements from Rae's Philadelphia pictorial directory & panoramic advertiser. Chestnut Street, from Second to Tenth Streets]
- Description
- Advertisements predominantly for sponsoring businesses not located on Chestnut Street, including George S. Storr’s Chemical Hair Invigorator, No. 68 North Eighth Street; H. P. & W. C. Taylor, Manufacturers of the Only Real Transparent Soap, Ninth, between Green & Coates Street; E. G. A. Baker, Manufacturing Jeweler, Northeast corner Branch & Fourth Streets; T. L. Buckingham, Dentist, 162 Race Street, below Fifth; music publisher Lee & Walker, 162 Chestnut Street; and C. G. Henderson & Co. Philadelphia Central Book & Stationery Warehouse, 164 Chestnut Street. Most of the advertisements contain several lines of promotional text. Storr’s text details the results of use of the product, including prevention of premature grayness and improved disposition of curled hair; testimonials; and a word of caution about impostors. Lee & Walker promote their title list, including asterisked items containing a lithograph cover. Henderson & Co. notes the "aim of proprietors to sell at the lowest rates"; "the Beauty and Elegance of Its Pictorial Department"; and their stationery merchandise. Taylor advertisement promotes their award wining and new varieties of soap, as well as contains a wood engraving of the exterior of the factory on the 600 block of North Ninth Street. Image includes a train traveling toward the building and pedestrians and a patron in front of the building., Title supplied by cataloger., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Folder 18.
- Creator
- Rae, Julio H.
- Date
- [1851]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Rae - Folder 18 [*Am 1851 Rae, 2975.Q]
- Title
- Chestnut Street east of Eighth St
- 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 signage advertising Willis P. Hazard, bookseller and publisher (724 Chestnut), and L. Feigle, millinery (722 Chestnut), in the lower right corner of the image. 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., Stereoview incorrectly identified as "East of 7th St." on photographer's label., 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.25n]
- Title
- Masonic Hall, Chestnut Street below Eighth
- Description
- Views 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 and tenant businesses, including Marxsen & Witte, china and glass (713 Chestnut); Marvin & Co., safes (721 Chestnut); E.H. Godshalk, carpets (723 Chestnut); and Wood & Cary, straw goods (725 Chestnut). Also includes views of signs on the south side of the block including the sign for Willis P. Hazard, bookseller and publisher (724 Chestnut)., Attributed to Bartlett & French., Title from labels pasted on mount and verso., Yellow mounts with rounded corners., One image originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1868.
- Creator
- Bartlett & French, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1868
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Associations [(8)1322.F.27a; P.9260.8]
- Title
- Hart's Building, north side of Chestnut east from Sixth St
- Description
- View looking east from Sixth Street showing Hart's Building, a store and office building owned by prominent Jewish publisher and philanthropist, Abraham Hart, erected 1848 at 537-539 Chestnut. Signage advertising E.B. Mear, stereotype foundry, and Gilbert & Gihon, engravers on wood, adorns the building. Also shows adjacent businesses including T.& J.W. Johnson, law book publisher (535 Chestnut); Eagle Hotel (530 Chestnut); J.W. Moore, importer and bookseller (531 Chestnut); and William J. Kern, French warehouse, and China Hall (529 Chestnut)., Reproduction of a daguerreotype originally photographed June 1851 by F.De B. Richards., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Select link below for a digital image.
- Creator
- Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg), photographer
- Date
- 1861
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Richards - Businesses - H [(6)1322.F.83b], http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/rcd/1322f83b.jpg
- 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
- 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
- Rae's Philadelphia Pictorial Directory & Panoramic Advertiser
- Description
- Folio volume of panoramic views of businesses on the 200-900 blocks of Chestnut Street and corresponding pages of advertisements. Also contains a preface, which details that inclusion in the directory required subscription to or purchase of the volume; the intention to "issue the Panoramic View annually"; and the publisher's endeavor to correct all lettering errors "upon the publication of the second edition." Volume also includes interspersed full-, half- and, one-third-page advertisements for business subscribers tenanting, as well as not located on Chestnut Street. Publisher issued only the 1851 directory.
- Title
- [Unnumbered plate and advertisements from Rae's Philadelphia pictorial directory & panoramic advertiser. Chestnut Street, from Second to Tenth Streets]
- Description
- Unnumbered plate showing a section of the 800 block (200-265) of Chestnut Street. South side includes H. Hooker & Co., Stationers & Books (200); Murphey & Billmeyers, House Furnishing Warerooms (202); W. J. Horstmann, Fringes, Gimps, Buttons & c. (204); R. W. Carter, Toilet and Fancy Store (204 1/2); [Cornelius] Everest, Jeweler (206); Le Boutillier Brothers, Fancy Dry Goods (208); Art Union of Philadelphia (210); fancy goods store of R. & W. Fraser (212); and dry goods store of Thos W. Evans & Co. (214). North side includes Presbyterian Board of Publication (265) and the boarding house Butler House (259), prevously the residence of Senator Pierce Butler. "Jeweler" (206) included on plate as pasted-on detail., Advertisements promote eight of the businesses depicted, including Art Union of Philadelphia, which advertises every member for the year of 1851 will receive "for each subscription of five dollars," a print of Huntington’s "Christiana and her Children" and companion print "Mercy’s Dream" and choice of any two of the "following four splendid engravings": "John Knox’s Interview with Mary Queen of Scots," "Ruth and Boaz," "Mercy’s Dream," "Christiana and her Children," and a copy of the "Philadelphia Art Union Reporter.", Title supplied by cataloger., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Folder 14., LCP also holds trimmed duplicate depicting South side [P.2008.34.16.11].
- Creator
- Rae, Julio H.
- Date
- [1851]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Rae - Folder 14 [*Am 1851 Rae, 2975.Q]
- Title
- Rae's Philadelphia pictorial directory & panoramic advertiser. Chestnut Street, from Second to Tenth Streets
- Description
- Folio volume of panoramic views of businesses on the 200-900 blocks of Chestnut Street and corresponding pages of advertisements. Also contains a preface, which details that inclusion in the directory required subscription to or purchase of the volume; the intention to "issue the Panoramic View annually"; and the publisher's endeavor to correct all lettering errors "upon the publication of the second edition." Volume also includes interspersed full-, half- and, one-third-page advertisements for business subscribers tenanting, as well as not located on Chestnut Street. Publisher issued only the 1851 directory., Predominantly depicted and promoted businesses include carpet dealers; confectioneries; daguerreotypists; druggists and patent medicine dealers; engravers, printers, and publishers; hotels; jewelers; millineries and clothiers; musical instrument dealers; and tailors. Plates also show the State House, Congress Hall, City Hall, Barnum's Museum, and residences. Full-, half- and one-third page advertisements advertise a variety of businesses, including patent medicines, artificial limbs, essence of coffee, marble manufacturers, and printers and publishers. Majority of advertisements contain ornamented type and lines of advertising text. Several also contain wood-engraved pictorial details. Some panoramic views contain pasted-on details representing signage., Cover printed in gilt on blue paper and contains an ornamental border., Engravers and printers include C. C. Hooker and Henry A. Brown., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Housed in phase box., See also albums - Rae [P.2008.34.16] and Rae - Chestnut Street [1322.F] loose prints.
- Creator
- Rae, Julio H.
- Date
- c1851
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Rae [*Am 1851 Rae, 2975.Q]
- Title
- The Poulson mansion. Lately no. 106 Chestnut Street, now No. 310
- Description
- View looking east showing the 300 block of Chestnut Street, including the former residence of Zachariah Poulson, editor, publisher, and Library Company of Philadelphia librarian, at 310 Chestnut. Building tenanted by A. Bachmann & Co.'s confectionery, the United States Journal office, and Meadows & Co., manufacturers of silverware. Also shows the office of Peterson's Ladies National Magazine (306 Chestnut); James B. Chandler's Steam Power Printing Office, John W. Harper, watch importer, Carrow, Thibault & Co., jewelry manufacturer, and Goodyear's rubber warehouse (308 Chestnut); and F.W. Melizet & Co., commission merchants (312 Chestnut). Signage and merchandise displays adorn the storefronts and store front windows. View also includes a horse-drawn wagon and carriage., Title and photographer's imprint 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 72. 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
- May 1859
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Richards - Residences - P [(3)2526.F.72 (Poulson)], http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/rcd/2526f72.jpg
- Title
- [Plate 10 and advertisements from Rae's Philadelphia pictorial directory & panoramic advertiser. Chestnut Street, from Second to Tenth Streets]
- Description
- Plate depicts section of the 600 block of Chestnut Street (154-213 pre-consolidation). South side includes Swaim’s Building (160-164) tenanted by Barnum’s Museum and Edward L. Walker, Music Store and Piano Dealer (160); Lee & Walker, Successors to G. Willig, music store (162); and C. G. Henderson & Co., Booksellers and Publishers (164). North side includes Ambrose Smith, Druggist (213); F. Mahan, Publisher of Philadelphia Fashions (211); Leonard Benkert, Boot Store (209); Columbia House operated by Ferguson & Brothers and tenanted by E. G. Dorsey, Tailor (207). Swaim’s Building adorned with a flag, circus billboard illustrated with a seal, and a sign directing individuals to Swaim’s Laboratory. Plate also includes an unidentified residence with walled courtyard adjacent to Swaim’s. Swaim’s Building and Swaim’s Laboratory signage (160-164) included on plate as pasted-on details., Advertisements promote eight of the businesses depicted and Swaim’s Celebrated Panacea (New York agents Schieffelin Brothers & Co., later W.H. Schieffelin & Co.). Swaim’s full-page advertisement contains endorsements, several lines of promotional text, including "Beware of Imposition," and a description of the bottle label composed by Philadelphia bank note engravers Draper & Co. Smaller advertisements contain promotional text and ornamented type. Barnum’s text includes a description of the exhibits and performances at the Lecture Room and Mahan’s provides prices for his fashion plates., Title supplied by cataloger., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Folder 11., LCP also holds trimmed duplicate depicting North side [P.2008.34.16.4].
- Creator
- Rae, Julio H.
- Date
- [1851]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Rae - Folder 11 [*Am 1851 Rae, 2975.Q]
- Title
- [Plate 1 and advertisements from Rae's Philadelphia pictorial directory & panoramic advertiser. Chestnut Street, from Second to Tenth Streets]
- Description
- Plate depicts section of the 200 block of Chestnut Street (42-59 pre-consolidation). South side includes William McMakin, Tailor (42); Wm. [G.] Mason, Printing and Engraving (46); McAllister & Co., Walking Canes & Spectacles (48); Wm. Curry’s Wholesale & Retail Trimming Store (50); F. H. Smith, Pocket Book & Port Monnaie (52 1/2); J. E. Van Meter & Co., Paper Hangings (54); Charles Ellis & Co., Druggists & Importers of English, French & German Drugs (36); and Joseph Fisher, Thermometers (for distilling). North side includes H. A. Dreer’s Seed & Horticultural Warehouse (59); J. G. Falconer, French millinery and J. N. Torr, Card and Fancy Job Printing (57); Bank of Commerce with the offices of Browns & Bowen (55); Clarenbach & Herder, Cutlery (51); and R. Magee, Bookseller and Stationer (45). Also shows partial view of Strawberry Street. Plate also includes a detail showing a donut-shaped object captioned “Blacking” pasted on the depicted roof of the Curry building (50)., Advertisements promote the businesses depicted, except Bank of Commerce, as well as Thomas Hargrave, Plain and Ornamental Marble Worker and Designer, Corner of Ridge Road and Thirteenth St., Philadelphia; Marble-colored and Fancy Papers, Wholesale and Retail, Manufactured by Joshua M. Raybold, Goldsmith’s Hall, Library Street, Philadelphia; George Hummel’s Premium Essence of Coffee Manufactured and Sold, Wholesale and Retail, by Daniel Bohler & Co., No. 218 Callowhill Street, above Sixth; and J. Dougherty’s Black Expectorant Syrup, No. 26 North Sixth Street, Between Market and Arch Streets, Philadelphia. Majority of advertisements include several lines of promotional text and ornamented types, as well as a few include wood engraved vignettes. Mason (50) advertisement lists the materials produced, including seals, presses, paper stamps, cards, tickets, blanks, and door plates. Vignettes depict a woman leaning on a sepulchral monument (Hargrave), portrait of J. Dougherty holding his “Black” syrup, and a shears (Clarenbach & Herder)., Title supplied by cataloger., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Folder 2., LCP also holds trimmed duplicate depicting the North side [Rae - Chestnut Street (8)1322.F.7a] .
- Creator
- Rae, Julio H.
- Date
- [1851]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Rae - Folder 2 [*Am 1851 Rae, 2975.Q]
- Title
- Baxter's panoramic business directory of Philadelphia Chestnut Street from Seventh to Eighth, (south side)
- Description
- View showing the south side of the 700 block of Chestnut Street (700-732). Addresses printed below the buildings. Businesses with signage include W. L. Germon's Photographic Rooms (700); Frederick, Penabert & Germon, photographers (702); Jules Hauel & Co., perfumer, and Meyer & Warne, silverplaters (704); Winchester & Co., gentleman's furnishing store (706); John W. Proctor & Co., cloaks and mantillas (708); Cornelius & Baker, manufacturer of gas light fixtures (710); Hancock & Co. (712); Charles Desilver, publisher and bookseller, and Samuel W. Pepper, jeweler, and Edward W. Carryl, home furnishings (714); T. H. Peters & Co., perfumers (716); Warner, Miskey & Co., manufacturer of gas light fixtures (718); Spieler's Photographic Rooms, and Mrs. E. W. Brown's Dressmaking establishment, and Sarmiento & M'Grath, tailor (720); Lee & Walker, piano store (722); Glenn & Co., perfumers, and Mooney Manley & Co., importers of millinery goods, and Stern & Freeman, manufacturer and importer of artificial flowers (726); McAllister & Brother, opticians (728); Grover & Baker, sewing machines (730); and Duff & Co.'s Commercial College and R.K. Stewart, trimmings (732). Includes pedestrian traffic., Printed on recto: Copyright Secured., Copyrighted by Baxter & Neff., Contains several lines of advertising text below the image promoting the value of a Business Directory that was to depict panoramas of "Chestnut, Market, Third, Second, and Front streets" and the "City Front." Also promotes the directory's detail to architectural characteristics of each building; its use as a future reference; its mutual benefits; and "Its Permanency." Text also solicits subscriptions from businesses in return for a "view of their buildings"; an "Advertising card"; and "one hundred plates of the entire square for their own distribution.", Also contains notice that King & Baird will print the plates on paper of the "best quality," "Terms of subscription," and advertisements for D. W. C. Baxter & Co., publishers, and Baxter & Harley, engravers, below the image., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Variant of 1322 1/2.F.18 and P.2006.1.15a&b.
- Creator
- Baxter, De Witt Clinton, ca. 1829-1881, engraver
- Date
- 1859, c1857
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Baxter - Chestnut Street - 1859 [1322 1/2.F.19]