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Baptist Church, West Philadelphia [graphic].
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Creator
McAllister & Brother
Contributor
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title
Baptist Church, West Philadelphia [graphic].
Publisher
[Philadelphia: McAllister & Brother, 728 Chestnut St]
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1860
Date
[1860]
Physical Description
1 photographic print: albumen on stereograph mount; 9 x 17 cm.(3.25 x 6.75 in.)
Description
Shows the altar of the Blockley Baptist Church built 1856 at 525-553 North 53rd Street. Also shows partial view of pews and a proverb inscribed above the the altar reading "Teaching Them To Observe All Things Whatsoever I Have Commanded You."
Notes
Attributed to McAllister & Brother.
Title and date from manuscript note on mount.
Pale yellow paper mount with square corners.
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
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
Blockley Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Baptist churches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Altars -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Pews -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Fifty-third Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- North -- 525-553.
West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre
Albumen prints -- 1850-1860.
Stereographs -- 1850-1860.
Provenance
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.4a]
Accession number
(4)1322.F.4a
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McAllister & Brother Church Photograph Collection
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