G. G. Evans's great gift book establishment, 439 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia: Interior view – Historic Photograph 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 rare antique engraving captures G. G. Evans's great gift book establishment, 439 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia: Interior view in remarkable detail. 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: Interior view
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This wood engraving shows the interior of G. G. Evans's gift book establishment at 439 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, a shop from the 1850s that belonged to a booming retail trade. Gift book houses sold volumes together with a small item such as jewelry or a trinket, and buyers often learned what they had won only after paying. The view appeared in *Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper* at the end of 1859, so it offers a rare look at how these crowded, merchandise-filled rooms were arranged for customers.
| 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 × 1,149 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-159355 |
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