The Cries of Philadelphia, 1810
Permanent ID:
1091Call number:
Am 1810 CriDate:
1810Image Description:
A small booklet describing the street-life and "cries" of 1810 Philadelphia. It includes wood cut illustrations of the following street scenes: the harbor of Philadelphia; a watchman; a scene of watchmen putting out a fire; a woman selling strrawberries, a women selling cherries; a man selling oranges, lemons, and limes; a man selling pineapples; a man selling watermelons; a woman selling radishes; a group of customers around a pepper pot soup; a woman selling peaches; a woman selling baked pears; a woman selling hot corn; a man selling rusk; a matchgirl; a man selling bread from a cart; a man selling muffins; a man selling gingerbread; a grinder sharpening on his grindstone-cart; a man selling sand; a man selling images; a man selling oysters; two young chimney sweeps; a milkman; and a man selling clams.This digital record contains images that depict the entire contents of this described volume.
Inscription:
THE CRIES OF PHILADELPHIA: ORNAMENTED WITH ELEGANT WOOD CUTS.PHILADELPHIA: PUBLISHED BY jOHNSON AND wARREN, NO. 147, MARKET STREET. JOHN BOUVIER, PRINTER. 1810. (Title page)
Address:
PhiladelphiaFormat:
Printed Matter; WoodcutsCollection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania in The Library Company of PhiladelphiaRelated People or Organizations:
Johnson & Warner (author)John Bouvier (printer)