Image of an advertisement for the McLear and Kendall carriage manufacturers of Wilmington, Delaware, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Charleston, South Carolina, containing twenty-six side views of carriages, each captioned with numbers and titles, and a center image of an eye-level view of the exterior of the McLear and Kendall building in Wilmington with horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians in the street in the foreground. Probable date approximated by cataloger. "Longacre"--text, artist's signature, bottom left of center image. "Longacre-Co."--text, bottom right of center image. "Ware Bros. Phila."--text, engraved below wheels of some of the carriages. "216, 218 and 220 North Broad St., / Philadelphia, PA."--text, right of center image. "Meeting and Wentworth Streets, / Charleston, S.C."--text, left of center image.
Type
image
Extent
1 engraving : uncolored ; overall 55.56 x 79.06 cm (21 7/8 x 31 1/8 in.)
Wilmington (Del.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works Advertising--Carriages and carts Commercial streets--Delaware--Pictorial works Carriage and wagon making--Pictorial works Carriages and carts--Pictorial works Transportation equipment industry McLear & Kendall Lithographs--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Sales catalogs. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Source
Huntington Prints and Ephemera Collection Transportation Carriage and Wagon Prints Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library
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