| Creator |
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834. |
| Title |
Second Street north from Market St. wth. Christ Church. Philadelphia [graphic] / Designed & 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 30 x 37 cm (11.5 x 14.25 in.) |
| Description |
Street scene showing Second Street north from Market Street in Philadelphia, including Christ Church and the Old Courthouse
and market. Depicts the busy street corner with people riding horses, driving and loading carts, conducting business, and
walking and performing errands. In front of the Courthouse, vendors sit and sell their goods while nearby a constable on horseback
is flanked by citizens. An African American boy carrying a basket strolls across Second Street. He walks toward two men and
a child convened together and a man on horseback traveling toward the church (his back to the viewer). A dog runs in front
of the horse. Christ Church, a Protestant Episcopal Church, was built between 1727 and 1744 and was founded as part of a provision
of the original charter given to Pennsylvania founder William Penn. The Old Courthouse, completed in 1710 was the town hall,
seat of the Legislature, market house, and the Pennsylvania statehouse until Independence Hall was opened in 1748. The Courthouse
was demolished in 1837.
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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 independence, 212 |
|
Snyder, "William Birch: His Philadelphia views," 15c |
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982),
pl. 15.
|
|
Accessioned 1982. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
|
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.
|
| Subject |
Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
African American boys -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Carts & wagons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Churches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Courthouses -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Dogs | -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Farm produce -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Horseback riding -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Markets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Peddlers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Pedestrians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Second Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- North -- 000 block. |
| Genre |
Engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1820-1830. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Birch's views [Sn 15c/P.8718] |
| Accession number |
Sn 15c/P.8718 |
|
P.8718 |
