First United Presbyterian Church, southwest corner of Broad and Lombard streets, Philadelphia [graphic].

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Creator	McAllister & Brother
Contributor	McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title	First United Presbyterian Church, southwest corner of Broad and Lombard streets, Philadelphia [graphic].
Publisher	Philadelphia: McAllister & Brother, 728 Chestnut St
Publisher	PA. Philadelphia. 1860
Date	December 1860, c1860
Physical Description	5 photographic prints: 1 albumen on stereograph mount, hand-colored; 4 albumen mounted on paper; 13 x 21 cm.(5 x 8 in.) or smaller.
Description	Primarily interior views showing the altar and pews of the church erected in 1855 on the 500 block of South Broad Street. Views include a man, presumably Rev. Francis Church, at the pulpit in front of a recess heavily adorned with ornamentation. Also includes an exterior view of the church.
Notes	Contains four stereographic prints mounted on paper with two accompanied by publisher's labels describing the church building and history of the congregation and one [(4)1322.F.41b] with manuscript note on mount: First United Presbyterian Church S.W. corner Broad & Lombard Sts. Also contains one stereographic image mounted on yellow paper mount with square corners, hand-colored, printed title, and accompanied by publisher's label.
	(4)1322.F.42a and (4)1322.F.42ax are duplicates.
	Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
Biographical / historical note	McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Subject	Church, Francis, d. 1890 -- Portraits.
	First United Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
	Presbyterian churches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
	Altars -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
	Pews -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject	Broad Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- South -- 500 block.
Genre	Albumen prints -- 1850-1860.
	Stereographs -- Hand-colored -- 1850-1860.
Provenance	McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location	Library Company of Philadelphia\| Print Department\| stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [1322.F.42a]
	Library Company of Philadelphia\| Print Department\| photo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.41b; (4)1322.F.42ax; (4)1322.F.42b & c]
Accession number	1322.F.42a
	(4)1322.F.41b
	(4)1322.F.42ax
	(4)1322.F.42b
	(4)1322.F.42c

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