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Photo, Print, Drawing Henry Beagle, Blacksmith and Hame Manufacturer. Corner of Magnolia and Willow Streets between Fifth and Sixth Streets, Philadelphia. Henry Beagle, blacksmith and hame manufacturer, corner of Magnolia & Willow Sts. between Fifth & Sixth Sts. Philadelphia

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Title

  • Henry Beagle, Blacksmith and Hame Manufacturer. Corner of Magnolia and Willow Streets between Fifth and Sixth Streets, Philadelphia.

Other Title

  • Henry Beagle, blacksmith and hame manufacturer, corner of Magnolia & Willow Sts. between Fifth & Sixth Sts. Philadelphia

Summary

  • This advertising print from around 1850 depicts the premises of Henry Beagle, blacksmith and hame manufacturer, located on the 400 block of Magnolia Street, Philadelphia. The word "hame" refers to the two curved wooden or metal pieces of a harness that fit around the neck of a draft animal, and to which the traces--the part of the harness by which a horse or other draft animal pulls a cart-are attached. The print announces: "Has on hand a general assortment of Dray, Cart, Wagon and Plough Hames, ironed in every manner of best material and Workmanship, which will be sold Wholesale and Retail at the lowest Prices." Beagle began operating from Magnolia Street in 1839. The image has a trompe l'oeil frame as a border. The print is by William H. Rease, the most prolific lithographer of advertising prints in Philadelphia during the 1840s and 1850s. Born in Pennsylvania circa 1818, Rease became active in his trade around 1844. Through the 1850s he mainly worked with printers Frederick Kuhl and Wagner & McGuigan in the production of advertising prints known for their portrayals of human details. Although Rease often collaborated with other lithographers, a listing in O'Brien's Business Directory indicates that by 1850 he had founded his own establishment at 17 South Fifth Street, north of Chestnut Street. After a partnership with Francis Schell that lasted from about 1853 to 1855, in 1855 he relocated his shop to the northeast corner of Fourth and Chestnut Streets, where, in addition to advertising prints, he produced certificates, views, maps, and maritime prints.

Names

  • Rease, William H., circa 1818-1893 Artist.

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : Printed by F. Kuhl, 1850.

Headings

  • -  United States of America--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
  • -  1850
  • -  Advertising
  • -  Blacksmithing
  • -  Blacksmiths
  • -  Cities and towns
  • -  Forge shops
  • -  Harness making and trade
  • -  Horse-drawn omnibuses
  • -  Horses
  • -  Lithographs
  • -  Merchants
  • -  Storefronts
  • -  Street scenes

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "Digital catalog number: POS 348"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 print : lithograph, tinted with one stone ; 33 x 49 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

  • 2021670308

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Rease, William H., Circa Artist. Henry Beagle, Blacksmith and Hame Manufacturer. Corner of Magnolia and Willow Streets between Fifth and Sixth Streets, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania United States of America Philadelphia, 1850. Philadelphia: Printed by F. Kuhl. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670308/.

APA citation style:

Rease, W. H. (1850) Henry Beagle, Blacksmith and Hame Manufacturer. Corner of Magnolia and Willow Streets between Fifth and Sixth Streets, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania United States of America Philadelphia, 1850. Philadelphia: Printed by F. Kuhl. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670308/.

MLA citation style:

Rease, William H., Circa Artist. Henry Beagle, Blacksmith and Hame Manufacturer. Corner of Magnolia and Willow Streets between Fifth and Sixth Streets, Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Printed by F. Kuhl. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021670308/>.