Advertisement containing two vignette views of the interior and exterior of the drugstore built 1851-1853 at 1201-1205 Chestnut Street. and manufactory. Interior view shows a couple being assisted by a clerk at the counter. Shelves with cubbies line the walls. Also shows a large glass dome by the counter. Exterior view shows pedestrians approaching a multi-storied building adorned with a flag. Vignettes connected by pictorial details of two pieces of chemistry equipment, including burners, tubing, and a stove., Date from Poulson inscription., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Mucklon, John, engraver
Date
Oct. 1856
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Poulson scrapbooks - vol. 8 [(8)2526.F.10]
Aerial views of the Leeds and Northrup plant and laboratory in the Nicetown-Tioga section of Philadelphia. The company was founded by Morris E. Leeds and Edwin F. Northrup in 1903. Originally known as Morris E. Leeds & Company, the organization produced electrical measuring instruments for laboratory and testing use and was an important supplier of this equipment to industrial markets. In the late 1990's, the company became the L&N Metallurgical Products Company. The facility consists of several buildings and sits alongside railroad tracks very near a residential area with row homes., Negative numbers: 11312, 11313, 11314, 11315, 11316, 11319.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1929
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.11312-11316; P.8990.11319]