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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Main Author: Johnson & Warner (Creator)
Contributors: John Bouvier (Printer)
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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Summary: 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.

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