The Main Building measured 1880 by 464 feet, covering twenty acres. It was vividly painted inside and out in shades of buff, architectural details picked out in green bronze and gold, crimson, pearl, and several shades of green.
The picture depicts a cigar factory located at Chestnut and Broad. The factory is known as one of the first skyscrapers to be built in Philadelphia. It still stands on the corner of Chestnut and Broad.