| Creator |
W. Birch & Son. |
| Contributor |
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834. |
|
Birch, Thomas, 1779-1851, artist. |
|
Seymour, Samuel, 1796-1823, engraver. |
|
R. Campbell & Co., distributor. |
|
Blodget, Samuel, 1757-1814, architect. |
| Title |
Bank of the United States, in Third Street Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn, engraved & published by W. Birch & Son.; Sold by
R. Campbell & Co. No. 30 Chesnut [sic] Street Philada.
|
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : W. Birch & Son |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1799 |
| Date |
1799 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : hand-colored engraving ; sheet 28 x 33 cm (10.75 x 13 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 Federal-style building was completed in 1797 and housed the first Bank of the United States until revocation of the
bank's charter by Congress in 1811. Purchased by wealthy Philadelphian Stephen Girard, the building became "Girard's Bank,"
and operated on the site for the next twenty years.
|
| 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 215 |
|
Snyder, "William Birch: His Philadelphia Views" 17a |
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Reproduced in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev.
2000), pl. 17.
|
|
Gift of James D. Johnson, 1995. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
| Subject |
Bank of the United States (1791-1811) |
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African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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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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National banks (United States) -- 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 -- 1790-1800. |
| Associated name |
Blodget, Samuel, 1757-1814, architect. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Birch's views [Sn 17a/P.9485] |
| Accession number |
Sn 17a/P.9485 |
