Bulkley’s hat store
Permanent ID:
14607
Call number:
Ba 38 B 934
Date:
1833
Image Description:
Advertisement showing the hat store operated by C & J. H. Bulkley on the 400 block of Chestnut Street. Hats are displayed in the windows. Includes the adjacent buildings, the United States Hotel (419-423) and R. H. Hobson, stationery and print store. Portrait prints and stationery adorn the display window of the print store. Also shows pedestrian traffic, including guests arriving at the hotel, an African-American laborer transporting a valise on a hand-cart, a gentleman with an umbrella, and a lady and gentleman admiring the display at Hobson’s. A dog stands on the sidewalk.
Inscription:
Inscribed on verso: United States Hotel. Hotels.
Address:
149 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
Dimensions:
Width: 27 cm, Height: 19 cm
