Glass negative showing the side of Swaim's Laboratory on the 600 block of Chestnut Street. Half the sign is visible and a large tree stands to the left of the buliding., Photographer remarks: Taken to test lens which Mr. C said was a very good one. Underexposed., Time: 3:15 PM, Light: Strong., Photo seems to have been taken from the second story of a neighboring building., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date
May 19, 1883
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.78]
Advertisement containing a vignette view captioned "Sine Labore Nihil" and ornate side border details. View shows a druggist working in his laboratory surrounded by equipment, including distilleries, a mortar and pestle, and mason jars. Border details depict floral and bird imagery, including a nest. Williams first produced the elixir in the late 1830s, then discontinued production until the late 1840s, Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Poor condition from transference., See Philadelphia Inquirer, November 7, 1849 for a testimonial advertisement for the elixir.
Date
[ca. 1858]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Poulson scrapbooks - vol. 10 [(10)2526.F.69]
