Photo, Print, Drawing George W. Ridgway, Successor to Samuel P. Griffitts, Jr.. Geo. W. Ridgway, successor to Saml. P. Griffitts, Jr
About this Item
Title
- George W. Ridgway, Successor to Samuel P. Griffitts, Jr..
Other Title
- Geo. W. Ridgway, successor to Saml. P. Griffitts, Jr
Summary
- This lithograph from 1841 is an advertisement showing the front and side of the three-and-one-half story storefront located on the 900 block of Chestnut Street in Philadelphia. Text above the image reveals that the building was tenanted by George W. Ridgway, the successor to Samuel P. Griffitts, Jr. At the top of the building, large signage reads "Drugs" and "Chemicals." The name of the proprietor, "G.W. Ridgway," adorns the two entranceways. A sign for "Mineral Water" is displayed between the doorways. Jugs, jars, and flasks are displayed in the storefront windows, an awning covers a side door, and balustrades adorn the roof of the building. Ridgway tenanted the address from 1841--42. The lithographer, Thomas S. Sinclair (circa 1805--81), was born in the Orkney Islands of Scotland and was active in Philadelphia by 1833, where he soon had his own business and was one of the first local printmakers to experiment with color lithography. A practical lithographer throughout his career, Sinclair produced all genres of lithographs, including maps, advertisements, city and landscape views, sheet music covers, portraiture, political cartoons, certificates, and book illustrations.
Names
- Sinclair, Thomas S., circa 1805-1881 Lithographer.
Created / Published
- Philadelphia : Sinclair Lithography, 1841-02.
Headings
- - United States of America--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
- - 1841-02
- - Advertising
- - Chemical industry
- - Cities and towns
- - Drugstores
- - Lithographs
- - Merchants
- - Pharmaceutical industry
- - Storefronts
- - Stores and shops
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - "Digital catalog number: POS 296"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
- - Original resource extent: 1 print : lithograph ; 34 x 25 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
- 2021670347
Online Format
- compressed data
- image