Photo, Print, Drawing Porteus' Works. Pine Oil Camphine Distilled by Steam. Number 581, North Front Street. Philadelphia. Porteus' works. Pine oil camphine distilled by steam. No. 581 North Front Street. Philadelphia
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Title
- Porteus' Works. Pine Oil Camphine Distilled by Steam. Number 581, North Front Street. Philadelphia.
Other Title
- Porteus' works. Pine oil camphine distilled by steam. No. 581 North Front Street. Philadelphia
Summary
- This advertisement for the J.A. Porteus Chemical Works in Philadelphia depicts aspects of industry in mid-19th century America. The illustration at the top shows a view of the works, located at 581 North Front Street. Laborers load a horse-drawn wagon and a dray with barrels that are lined along the building. A couple walks past the factory, which is comprised of gable-roofed brick buildings of various heights. The illustration below is a cross-section view of an enormous distilling machine used in making the firm's products, which included turpentine and varnish. A worker attends a barrel in which distilled liquid drains, while two men converse near the steam pump of the apparatus. Camphine, a processed oil of turpentine that was used for burning in lamps and as a solvent in varnishes, figures prominently in the advertisement. Porteus operated the factory on this site in 1846--54. The print is by James Fuller Queen, a prominent Philadelphia artist, lithographer, and pioneer chromolithographer, who produced many prints and views of the city.
Names
- Queen, James Fuller, 1820 or 21-1886 Artist.
Created / Published
- Philadelphia : Lithography of Wagner & M'Guigan, 1850.
Headings
- - United States of America--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
- - 1850
- - Advertising
- - Barrels
- - Distillation apparatus
- - Factories
- - Horse-drawn vehicles
- - Laborers
- - Lithographs
- - Pine oil
- - Turpentine industry and trade
- - Varnish industry
- - Wagons
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - "Digital catalog number: POS 616"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
- - Original resource extent: 1 print : lithograph, tinted with two stones ; 45 x 34 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
- 2021670307
Online Format
- compressed data
- image