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]
Advertisement containing a view of a chemistry laboratory during the middle ages. Shows the chemist and his assistants performing experiments surrounded by flasks of chemical solutions, books, a cauldron, and a fish hanging from the ceiling. Scene surrounded by an ornate border containing flags, flowers, chemical packets, and equipment used in chemistry including flasks, mortars, and burners. Also contains advertising text lithographed on the verso announcing the employment by Duval & Son of James Queen as superintendent of their drawing department. Text also promotes the ability of the firm to "execute any style of work" including portraits, anatomical and engineer drawings, views of factories, show cards, bill heads, and circulars., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War miscellanies., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 121
Creator
P.S. Duval & Son
Date
[ca. 1861]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Advertisements - D [(2)5786.F.121a]
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]
