Item Info

Historic Street Address: Fourth and Chestnut Streets
Media Type: Albumen Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes: "Frank Furness' building (fifth from the right) for the Provident Life and Trust Company at 408 Chestnut stands out among its more traditional neighbors, the Philadelphia National Bank and the Philadelphia Trust, Safe Deposit and Insurance Company. Vehicular traffic, seems to match the architecture in variety at this busy intersection."--OPEP, p. 126.
Notes: Street corner with buildings. Awnings stretched over sidewalk. Horses, carriages and carts in the street. People on the sidewalk. Telephone poles and street lamps lining the street. Signs: "Eyeglasses" ; "Signs" ; "Show cards" ; "Queen & Co. Opticians" ; "Signs and show cards" ; "Ready made signs and show cards."
Bibliography: Reprinted in: Old Philadelphia in early photographs, 1839-1914/edited by Robert F. Looney. New York: Dover Publications, c1976.

Creation Year: ca. 1895
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.147901
Geocode Latitude:39.948931