Thos. White & Co. : Manufacturers and wholesale dealers in straw goods, silk bonnets, french flowers and millinery goods, no. 41 South Second Street, Philadelphia
Creator
Van Ingen, William H., approximately 1831-, artist King & Baird, printer
Image of an eye-level view of the Thos. White & Co. five-story building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with storefront showing a bustling street with horse-drawn carts and carriages out front; men, women, and children of various walks of life are part of the street scene, including delivery boys, equestrians, parents, couples, and laborers. Date supplied by cataloger based on item text and printer's history; King & Baird operated at 9 Sansom until around 1857. "King & Baird, Printers, No. 9 Sansom Street."--text, bottom center margin. "W.H. Van-Ingen.SC"--text, artist's signature, bottom left of image. "The above is one of the oldest Manufacturing Houses of the kind in the Country, and was originally established in 1836, by Thomas White. Upon his decease, in 1851, he was succeeded by his son, Thomas White. In 1854, he admitted Wm. Wattson, when the style became Thos. White & Co. / They are among the leading Designers and Manufacturers of Straw Goods in the United States."--text, bottom margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 wood engraving : uncolored ; overall 46.67 x 40.64 cm (18 3/8 x 16 in.)
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works Advertising--Clothing and dress Commercial streets--Pictorial works Horse-drawn vehicles--Pictorial works Manufacturing industries Storefronts--Pictorial works Thos. White & Co Relief prints--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Place
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Fashion Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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