G. G. Evans's great gift book establishment, 439 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia: Packing room – 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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This antique engraving of G. G. Evans's great gift book establishment, 439 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia: Packing room brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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G. G. Evans's great gift book establishment, 439 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia: Packing room
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The packing room at G. G. Evans's gift book establishment on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia is the focus of this wood engraving, which appeared in *Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper* on December 31, 1859. Illustrated gift books were a major part of the holiday trade in the mid-1800s, sold as Christmas and New Year presents, so an engraving of the back-room work of such a shop timed to the year's end captures the rush of that season. Wood engravings like this one were the main way newspapers showed readers the inner workings of businesses and the look of city life before photographs could be reproduced in print.
| Created / published | 1859 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Notes | Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 9, no. 213 (1859 Dec. 31), p. 77. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,131 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-159356 |
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