Collins & Autenrieth (artist), Schnabel, Finkeldey & Demme printe (printer)
1856 (ca)
Chestnut Street, East of Fifth [Philadelphia]

Lithograph
29 x 36 cm(11.25 x 14.25 ins)
 
Library Company of Philadelphia
Accession number: P.2007.21.1, Call Number: Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. *W263 [P.2007.21.18]
 
Panoramic view showing businesses marked with pre-consolidation addresses on the south side of the 400 block of Chestnut Street (134-140, i.e., 420-428). Signage and ornaments adorn the buildings. Includes L. J. Levy & Co., dry goods store (420); Bailey & Kitchen, jeweler, and Broadbent & Co. daguerreotype rooms (422); W. F. Warburton late W.H. Beebe & Co., hatter and C. Stinger, dressmaker(424); James E. Caldwell & Co., jeweler (426); Root Gallery of Daguerreotypes, Wriggens & Warden, jeweler, and S. Marot, engraver (428). Also shows heavy street and pedestrian traffic, including horse-drawn carriages and an omnibus. Part of the old City Hall at Fifth and Chestnuts is also visible. A crowd of people stands at the tree-lined street corner near the building.
 
LL/51042