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Photo, Print, Drawing J. Willis, Shoe Manufactory. Number 241 Arch Street, Philadelphia.

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Title

  • J. Willis, Shoe Manufactory. Number 241 Arch Street, Philadelphia.

Summary

  • This advertising print from 1846 shows the four-story manufactory and storefront for "J. Willis Wholesale & Retale [sic] Ladies Shoe Store," located on the 600 block of Arch Street in Philadelphia. On the street beneath the store awning, a couple enters the store through the entryway, while a lady looks at a partially visible print hanging in the central display window, possibly depicting the Willis shoe store. Drapery is visible in some of the upper floor windows and a horse-drawn carriage is parked in front of the building. Partial views of the adjacent buildings also can be seen. A prominent graphic element of this image is the shading, representing light reflecting from windows. The business featured in this print operated from this address as "J. Willis" between 1840 and 1853, at which time it was renamed "J. Willis & Son."

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : [publisher not identified], 1846-12.

Headings

  • -  United States of America--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
  • -  1846-12
  • -  Advertising
  • -  Carriages and carts
  • -  Cities and towns
  • -  Commerce
  • -  Lithographs
  • -  Merchants
  • -  Shoe industry
  • -  Shoemakers
  • -  Shoes
  • -  Storefronts
  • -  Stores and shops
  • -  Street scenes

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "Digital catalog number: POS 401"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 print : lithograph ; 36 x 25 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: The Library Company of Philadelphia.
  • -  Content in English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Philadelphia on Stone

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021670262

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

J. Willis, Shoe Manufactory. Number 241 Arch Street, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania United States of America Philadelphia, 1846. [Philadelphia: Publisher Not Identified, -12] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670262/.

APA citation style:

(1846) J. Willis, Shoe Manufactory. Number 241 Arch Street, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania United States of America Philadelphia, 1846. [Philadelphia: Publisher Not Identified, -12] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670262/.

MLA citation style:

J. Willis, Shoe Manufactory. Number 241 Arch Street, Philadelphia. [Philadelphia: Publisher Not Identified, -12] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021670262/>.