The Cries of Philadelphia, 1810
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 m...
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Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania in The Library Company of Philadelphia (#Ap) |
Date: | 1810 |
Call Number: | Am 1810 Cri |
Format: | Electronic |
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Copyright: | Public Domain |
Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/1091 |
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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. |
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