463715 Merchant\'s Hotel, No. 38 North Fourth Street, Philadelphia, c.1838 (litho) by Wild, John Caspar (c.1804-46); 22 x 22 cm; Library Company of Philadelphia, PA, USA; (add.info.: Advertisement showing the front facade of the five-story hotel with balcony built 1837 after the designs of William Strickland. The name of the proprietor "Sanderson," i.e., Joseph M. Sanderson, adorns the entranceway. Also shows the hat shop of Lazel Elmes tenanting the building. A display of hats adorns the doorway to the shop. Merchant\'s Hotel was a premier early 19th-century hotel visited by several presidents and used as James Buchanan??? presidential campaign headquarters in 1856. The building was razed by fire in 1966. ); 穢 Library Company of Philadelphia ; Library Company of Philadelphia; American, out of copyright.