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South east corner of Third, and Market Street. Philadelphia

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W. Birch & Son

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Street scene depicting the bustling southeast corner of Third and Market Streets. Several vendors, mostly women, sell meat and produce from their basic stands and baskets to the numerous patrons, including two Black women in kerchiefs and shawls, milling on Market Street. View includes the commercial business block erected in 1792 by prosperous jeweler and developer Joseph Cooke, known as "Cooke's Folly." The lavish building, containing residences and stores to be won as lottery prizes, was demolished in 1838 after several years of decay from lack of investment.; Drawn, engraved & published by W. Birch & Son.; Sold by R. Campbell & Co. No. 30 Chesnut St. Philada.; Title from item.; Manuscript note on recto: Presented by Thos. Marsh.

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The Library Company of Philadelphia

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PA Digital

Keywords

  1. Commercial Facilities
  2. Cooke, Joseph
  3. Engravings
  4. Hand Colored
  5. Markets
  6. Peddlers
  7. Pennsylvania
  8. Philadelphia
  9. Streets
  10. Women
  11. Women, Black

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