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Title: [Business stationery of McKesson & Robbins, importers and jobbers in drugs and druggists' articles and manufacturing chemists, New York]
Description: Includes three billheads and two letterheads. Billheads contain vignette exterior view of the storefront at 91 & 93 Fulton Street. A horse-drawn omnibus, wagon, and carriage travel in front of the building adorned with signage and an American flag. Billheads also contain terms and conditions for payment and delivery, names of partners, promotional text, and "Invoice Book" and "Page" numbers. Firm founded as Olcott & McKesson by Charles Olcott and John McKesson in 1833. It was renamed McKesson & Robbins following Olcott's death in 1853 and the admittance of partner Daniel Robbins., Title supplied by cataloger., Billheads (P.2011.46.191-193) completed in manuscript to Gauntlett & Brooks on May 17, 1878 and August 7, 1878 and Maicas & Co. on July 28, 1887. Items billed include hemlock, hair brushes, Hoyt's cologne, wax gas lighters, and borax., Letterheads completed to Friend Griffing from John [illegible] on March 26, 1888 regarding a check and Mr. Massey of Messrs Caswell, Massey & Co. from W. H. Wickham on June 20, 1888 regarding the selection of a "College of Pharmacy" by E. H. Morgan., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of William H. Helfand.
Date: [ca. 1870-ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Popular Medicine Stationery Collection - M [P.2011.46.191-195]

Title: Bought of Eimer & Amend, wholesale druggists, 205, 207, 209 & 211 Third Ave., cor. 18th St
Description: Billheads containing ornate lettering and variant vignette views of the several-story building of the firm established in 1851 and incorporated in 1897. Views also show street or pedestrian traffic. Street traffic includes a horse-drawn wagon and carriage. View on circa 1890 print includes an American flag on the roof of the building. Establsihed in 1851 as Gail & Amend, Bernard Amend entered into partnership with Charles Eimer in 1856. Eimer retired in 1883 and the firm was incorporated as eimer & Amend in 1897. The firm specialized in the importation of rare crude drugs., Printers include Photo-Electrotype Eng. Co. N.Y., Printed upper right corner: Book No [ ].; Folio. [ ]., Printed above image: Wo only give credit for empties as charged in invoice, if returned in good and clean condition. All claims for deduction must be made within eight days after receipt of goods., P.2011.46.144 completed in manuscript to F. M. C. Gilroy on October 31, 1887 for "4 3/4 Gall Alcohol" for $10.45. Stamped: Paid Nov. 1, 1887, Thos. F. Gilroy, Receiver and Received Payment New York 1887 Eimer & Amend. Inscribed: Correct JHC., P.2011.46.145 completed in manuscript to N.Y. Engraving Print Co on March 22, 1899 for "Carboy 39 Lg. Ferre chloride" for $14.01. Stamped: Approved [Initials illegible]Received Drug Department and O.K. [W.R.R.S.] Manufacturing., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of William H. Helfand.
Date: [ca. 1880-ca. 1890]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Popular Medicine Stationery Collection - E [P.2011.46.144 & 145]

Title: Broadway near Broome, N.Y
Description: Crowded street view showing horse-drawn streetcars, carriages, coaches and pedestrians navigating the intersection of Broome Street and Broadway in New York City. Pedestrians also crowd the sidewalks near the awning-covered storefronts., Title from manuscript note on verso., Publisher's printed label pasted on verso., Green mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of M. Finkel.
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Streets [P.8643.4]

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