View of No. 48 and 46 Chestnut Street – Antique Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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View of No. 48 and 46 Chestnut Street
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A whole-plate daguerreotype shows two neighboring buildings, Nos. 46 and 48 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, dated December 12, 1854. The label on the back says it was made by a Mr. Richards and given to James Cook McAllister, and it notes that the view was taken from a second-story western window. Chestnut Street was one of Philadelphia's main commercial thoroughfares in the 1850s, so the plate records a busy street of shops and offices at a time when photography was still new. As with all daguerreotypes, the image is a single unique positive on silvered copper, and its mirror-like surface shows its detail best when viewed at an angle.
| Created / published | 1854 Dec. 12. |
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| Medium | 1 photograph : whole-plate daguerreotype. |
| Genre | Daguerreotypes 1850-1860. |
| Notes | Case: oval motif surrounded by scrolls. Label attached to back of plate: View of No. 48 & 46 Chestnut Street. Presented to James Cook McAllister. Taken by Mr. Richards, Dec. 12, 1854. For his own use absolutely. Oct. 26th 1901. 2nd story western window. Purchase; Marion S. Carson; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:126). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Marion S. Carson collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Commercial facilities--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,164 × 5,130 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 110_View_of_No_48_and_46_Ch_1854 |
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