Castner Scrapbook v.6, Market Street, page 51
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook CollectionItem Info
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
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Item pdcc00531, bottom [image dimensions 14.6 cm x 22.8 cm]:
Halftone reproduction of photograph shows electric trolleys and horse-drawn vehicles competing for space along Market Street in 1907. The original Gimbel Brothers building with its curved facade stands at the corner of Eighth Street.
Published in The Merchants Guide. Philadelphia in 1800 and in 1907. Twenty Seventh Anniversary Number. Vol. 28, No.1456.
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Item pdcc00535, top [image dimensions 14.6 cm x 22.8 cm]:
Halftone reproduction of Birch's view of Market Street looking east from Ninth. Shows soldiers on horseback and horse-drawn carts on the street. The well-dressed people on the sidewalk and the handsome facades of the dwellings suggest a well-to-do-neighborhood.
Published in The Merchants Guide. Philadelphia in 1800 and in 1907. Twenty Seventh Anniversary Number. Vol. 28, No. 1456.
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.154650
Geocode Latitude:39.951436
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.6
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler