Creator |
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834 engraver. |
Contributor |
Blodget, Samuel, 1757-1814, architect. |
Title |
Girard's Bank, late the Bank of the United States, in Third Street Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn & Published by W. Birch
Enamel Painter 1800.
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Publisher |
Philadelphia : W. Birch |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1828 |
Date |
[1828] |
Physical Description |
1 print : hand-colored engraving ; sheet 33 x 41 cm (13.25 x 16.25 in.) |
Description |
Street scene with a view of the Bank of the United States on Third Street. Shows groups of men in conversation, couples strolling
the sidewalk, and individuals walking up the bank's steps. View also includes, horse-drawn carts traveling in the street and,
in the right, an African American man laborer working with wood scraps in front of a nearby building. Designed by Samuel Blodget,
Jr., the building was completed in 1797 and housed the first Bank of the United States until the revocation of the bank's
charter by Congress in 1811. Purchased by wealthy Philadelphian Stephen Girard, the building became "Girard's Bank" and operated
there for the next twenty years.
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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 Iindependence, 215 |
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Snyder, "William Birch: His Philadelphia views," 17c |
Notes |
Title from item. |
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Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev.
2000), pl. 17.
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Accessioned 1979. |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
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Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
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Subject |
Bank of the United States (1791-1811) |
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Girard's Bank. |
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African American men. |
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Banks -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Carts & wagons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Conversation. |
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Couples -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Horses -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Laborers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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National banks (United States) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Pedestrians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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African American laborers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
Third Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- South -- 120. |
Genre |
Engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1820-1830. |
Associated name |
Blodget, Samuel, 1757-1814, architect. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Birch's views [Sn 17c/P.2276.38] |
Accession number |
Sn 17c/P.2276.38 |
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P.2276.38 |