| Creator |
W. Birch & Son. |
| Contributor |
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834. |
|
Birch, Thomas, 1779-1851, artist. |
|
Seymour, Samuel, 1796-1823, engraver. |
|
R. Campbell & Co., distributor. |
| Title |
High Street, from Ninth Street. Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn, engraved & published by W. Birch & Son.; Sold by R. Campbell
& Co. No. 30 Chesnut [sic] St. Philada.
|
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : W. Birch & Son |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1799 |
| Date |
1799 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : engraving, hand-colored ; sheet 33 x 40 cm (12.75 x 15.5 in.) |
| Description |
View of High (Market) Street from Ninth depicting a detachment of the First City Troop of Philadelphia drilling on horseback.
The troop promenades up the busy street where several horse-drawn carts and a dray travel and several pedestrians, including
an African American man and boy (in the right), watch the guard and/or stroll the tree-lined sidewalks. A market shed is seen
in the distance. The First City Troop, one of the oldest continually mounted U.S. military units, was organized in 1774 to
defend against British invasion. The Troop used a variety of arenas to perform drills including circuses, riding schools,
and various public grounds.
|
| Is part of |
City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, North America, as it appeared in the year 1800. |
| Is referenced by |
Snyder, City of Independence 209 |
|
Snyder, "William Birch: His Philadelphia Views" 12a |
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982),
pl. 12.
|
|
LCP copy has large vertical crease down the center of the print. |
|
Accessioned 1979. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
| Subject |
Pennsylvania. National Guard. Troop of Philadelphia Cavalry, 1st. |
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African American boys -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Military organizations -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Spectators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
High Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- below Ninth. |
| Genre |
Engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1790-1800. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Birch's views [Sn 12/P.2276.23] |
| Accession number |
Sn 12/P.2276.23 |
