| Contributor |
Mitchell Map Co., publisher. |
| Title |
Ten fine steel plate views of places of interest, new map and guide to Philadelphia. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : Published by Mitchell Map. Co., 31 South 6th St |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1876 |
| Date |
[1876] |
| Physical Description |
10 prints : steel engravings ; 14 x 9 cm (5.25 x 3.5 in.) + 1 wrapper 15 x 11 cm (6 x 4 in.) |
| Description |
Views include Carpenter's Hall; Centennial Art Gallery; Chestnut St. Bridge; Girard College; Independence Hall in 1876; Lincoln
Monument; Masonic Temple; Independence Hall in 1776; United States Mint; and View in Fairmount Park (i.e., Girard Avenue Bridge).
Most of the views also show street and pedestrian traffic, including horse-drawn vehicles. Chestnut St. Bridge image includes
men in row boats and other small vessels on the Schuylkill River. Carpenter Hall print depicted as a winter view. The Centennial
Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and
art.
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| Notes |
Title from wrapper. |
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Printed on recto of wrapper: Price 25 cts. |
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Housed with complementary uncut sheet of ten titled views of places of interest in Philadelphia. [P.2011.45.8]. |
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Gift of David Doret. |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Monuments -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Carpenter's Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Girard College. |
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Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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United States Mint. |
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Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings. |
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Horse-drawn vehicles -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Masonic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Winter -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Girard Avenue Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Pictorial works. |
| Genre |
Steel engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1870-1880. |
| Printer |
Mitchell Map Co., publisher. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *PhPr - Views [P.2011.45.9] |
| Accession number |
P.2011.45.9 |
