Item Info

Historic Street Address: 150-152 S. 4th Street
Historic Street Address: 411-413 Walnut Street
Historic Street Address: 431 Walnut Street
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes: Item 1, top left: Depiction of the building façade of The Solicitor's Company, 150-152 S. 4th Street. Clipped from unidentified newspaper, c. March, 1887. 11.3 x 16.1 cm.
Notes: Item 2, top right: Illustration of the Spring Garden Fire Insurance Company, 431 Walnut Street. One of 39 lithographic views of prominent Philadelphia Insurance Companies and Financial Institutions from the borders of an 1886 map, drawn and published by Burk & McFetridge. Lithograph. 10.6 x 12.2 cm.
Notes: Item 3, center right: Engraved vignette depicting a view of the Delaware Mutual Insurance Company. Shows pedestrian and street traffic on the corner of 3rd & Walnut Streets. Engraving. 8.7 x 4.3 cm.
Notes: Item 4, bottom left: Illustration of the West side of the Exchange Building showing offices of The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania overlooking Walnut Street. Designed in the Greek Revival style by noted architect William Strickland, the historic building, also known as the Merchant's Exchange, was built 1832-34. One of 19 lithographic views of prominent Philadelphia Insurance Companies and Financial Institutions from the borders of an 1886 map, drawn and published by Burk & McFetridge. 12 x 13.7 cm.
Notes: Item 5, bottom right: Illustration of the Imperial Fire Insurance Company of London, 411-413 Walnut Street. One of 39 lithographic views of prominent Philadelphia Insurance Companies and Financial Institutions from the borders of an 1886 map, drawn and published by Burk & McFetridge. Lithograph. 10.9 x 10.8 cm.
Creation Year: ca. 1845
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.148400
Geocode Latitude:39.947390

Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.16
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler