McAllister's Optical Shop, Philadelphia

Frederick DeBourg Richards

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of an urban street scene with several multi-story buildings. The image captures a row of buildings with various businesses on their ground floors, identifiable by signs on the facades. The architecture features numerous windows, many of which have shutters. The second building displays signs reading 'McAllister & Co.' with items visible through the windows and signs advertising services such as 'CARD & JOB PRINTING'. The scene is devoid of human figures but suggests activity through the open shutters and displayed store signs. The photograph is presented in an elegant frame.