R. Smith's Brewery, 20 South 5th Street
Historical Images of Philadelphia Looney Old Philadelphia in Early Photographs
Item Info
Item No: pdcl00071
Title: R. Smith's Brewery, 20 South 5th Street
Additional Title: R. Smith's Brewery, 1859
Historic Street Address:
Fifth Street, South, 20
Media Type: Salt Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes: "Breweries in early Philadelphia were plentiful, and seem to have been concentrated for a time in the area around Market Street at 5th, and eastward to the waterfront. Robert Smith started in the business probably in the 1820s, entered into partnership with Frederick Seckel and David Pepper in 1837, and by the 1850s had his own brewery, which is shown here."--OPEP, p. 76.
Notes: The brewery along a commercial block, with barrels on front sidewalk; streetcar tracks run down the street. Sign on building: "R.Smith's Brewery" and above door: "Robert Smith."
Bibliography: Reprinted in: Old Philadelphia in early photographs, 1839-1914/edited by Robert F. Looney. New York: Dover Publications, c1976.
Creation Year: 1859
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.148970
Geocode Latitude:39.950289
Creator Name: Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg) - Photographer