Photo, Print, Drawing Robert Wood's Railing, Architectural and Ornamental Iron Works. Ridge Road below Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia. Robert Wood's railing, architectural & ornamental iron works, Ridge Road below Spring Garden St., Philadelphia
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Title
- Robert Wood's Railing, Architectural and Ornamental Iron Works. Ridge Road below Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia.
Other Title
- Robert Wood's railing, architectural & ornamental iron works, Ridge Road below Spring Garden St., Philadelphia
Summary
- This circa 1851 advertising print shows a long three-story brick factory occupied by the iron works owned by Robert Wood and located at 1126 Ridge Avenue in Philadelphia. The central portion of the building looms a few feet over the wings, and is adorned by tall, narrow windows on the second story. The building is topped by a decorative cornice adorned with a statue, bell cupola, and advertising flag. Banners on the building advertise a range of iron goods: "Iron Railings, Verandas, &c.," "Lions, Newfoundland Dogs, Grey Hounds, Statuary &c.," "Monuments, Fountains & Ornamental Iron Work," and "Spiral and Straight Stairs and all Kinds of Architectural Iron Work." Statues of a lion and two dogs adorn an overhang near the open doorway of the iron foundry, under which a man and woman enter the office and warerooms, passing between two additional lion statues. Visible inside the factory are several men at a forge, along with laborers working in the left and right wings. A man driving a horse-drawn company carriage emerges from the right wing. Four laborers load a lion statue into a cart on Ridge Avenue. Several boxes, addressed to "Mobile, Aa.," "Havana," "Jackson," "San Francisco, Ca.," "Smith & Co., St. Louis," "Cincinnati, Oo.," and "Jones & Co., New Orleans," are scattered in the street nearby. Two laborers load (or unload) an iron railing from a covered cart in the right foreground. Visible in the background are men working outdoors with unidentified piles of materials, as well as additional brick factory buildings. A trompe-l'œil frame border surrounds the image. This lithograph was created by Robert F. Reynolds, an artist born circa 1818 in Pennsylvania, and known for his fine-detailed architectural advertising prints. The printing firm was Wagner & McGuigan, which specialized in the production of advertising prints.
Names
- Reynolds, Robert F., born circa 1818 Artist.
Created / Published
- Philadelphia : Wagner & McGuigan Lithography, 1851.
Headings
- - United States of America--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
- - 1851
- - Advertising
- - Architectural decorations and ornaments
- - Cities and towns
- - Factories
- - Fountains
- - Horse-drawn vehicles
- - Iron foundries
- - Iron industry
- - Iron-works
- - Ironwork
- - Laborers
- - Lithographs
- - Manufacturers
- - Merchants
- - Monuments and memorials
- - Storefronts
- - Stores and shops
- - Street scenes
- - Trompe l'oeil images
- - Wagons
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - "Digital catalog number: POS 655"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
- - Original resource extent: 1 print : lithograph, tinted with two stones ; 53 x 68 centimeters.
- - 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
- 2021670323
Online Format
- compressed data
- image
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Subject
- Advertising
- Architectural Decorations and Ornaments
- Cities and Towns
- Factories
- Fountains
- Horse-Drawn Vehicles
- Iron Foundries
- Iron Industry
- Iron-Works
- Ironwork
- Laborers
- Lithographs
- Manufacturers
- Merchants
- Monuments and Memorials
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia
- Storefronts
- Stores and Shops
- Street Scenes
- Trompe L'oeil Images
- United States of America
- Wagons