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Photo, Print, Drawing Loud and Brothers Piano Forte Manufacturers, Number 150, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. No. 150 Chesnut Street Philadelphia

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Title

  • Loud and Brothers Piano Forte Manufacturers, Number 150, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

Other Title

  • No. 150 Chesnut Street Philadelphia

Summary

  • This 1831 lithograph print shows the Loud & Brothers piano factory and shop, located at 150 Chestnut Street (above Sixth Street) in Philadelphia. Pianos can be seen through the window at the front of the shop. The print was published in James Mease and Thomas Porter's Picture of Philadelphia from 1811 to 1831: Giving an account of its Origin, Increase and Improvements in Arts, Sciences, Manufactures, Commerce and Revenue (Philadelphia, 1831). The illustration is by William L. Breton, a watercolorist and early lithographer of Philadelphia scenes who was active in the city between about 1825 and 1855. Born in England circa 1773, Breton immigrated to Philadelphia around 1824. In the late 1820s, he contributed illustrations to Annals of Philadelphia, compiled by the antiquarian John F. Watson. In 1829 Breton entered the lithographic trade to execute the illustrations for the Annals. He worked extensively with the firm of Kennedy & Lucas, operated by David Kennedy and William B. Lucas, which produced Annals of Philadelphia. Breton also contributed to other publications at this time, including Mease and Porter's Picture of Philadelphia, also produced by Kennedy & Lucas, the first commercial lithographers in Philadelphia.

Names

  • Breton, William L., circa 1773-1855 Artist.

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : Kennedy & Lucas's Lithography, 1831.

Headings

  • -  United States of America--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
  • -  1831
  • -  Advertising
  • -  Cities and towns
  • -  Lithographs
  • -  Manufacturers
  • -  Merchants
  • -  Musical instruments
  • -  Piano
  • -  Piano makers
  • -  Storefronts
  • -  Stores and shops

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "Digital catalog number: POS 509"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 print : lithograph ; 18 x 10 centimeters.
  • -  Reference extracted from World Digital Library: William L. Breton, Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary, Library Company of Philadelphia, http://www.lcpdigital.org.|Philadelphia External on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers, http://www.librarycompany.org/pos/posdictionary.htm. External
  • -  Original resource at: The Library Company of Philadelphia.
  • -  Content in English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Philadelphia on Stone

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021670192

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Breton, William L., Circa Artist. Loud and Brothers Piano Forte Manufacturers, Number 150, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania United States of America Philadelphia, 1831. Philadelphia: Kennedy & Lucas's Lithography. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670192/.

APA citation style:

Breton, W. L. (1831) Loud and Brothers Piano Forte Manufacturers, Number 150, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania United States of America Philadelphia, 1831. Philadelphia: Kennedy & Lucas's Lithography. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670192/.

MLA citation style:

Breton, William L., Circa Artist. Loud and Brothers Piano Forte Manufacturers, Number 150, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Kennedy & Lucas's Lithography. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021670192/>.