Creator |
McAllister & Brother. |
Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
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Boyington, William W., 1818-1898, architect. |
Title |
Tabernacle Baptist Church, Philadelphia. [graphic]. |
Publisher |
Philadelphia: McAllister & Brother, 728 Chestnut St |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1861 |
Date |
May 1861, c1861 |
Physical Description |
3 photographic prints: 1 albumen on stereograph mount, hand-colored; 2 albumen on carte de visite mounts; 9 x 18 cm.(3.25
x 6.75 in.) or smaller.
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Description |
Shows parishioners posed among the pews of the church built 1853 after the designs of William Boyington on the 1800 block
of Chestnut Street. Includes the minister, presumably Rev. William T. Brantly, at his pulpit in the background and three women
standing in the center aisle in the foreground.
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Notes |
Stereograph on yellow paper mount with square corners. |
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Title printed on mount of stereograph. |
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Accompanied by publisher's label describing the church and history of the congregation. |
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Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited. |
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Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia. |
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See clipping describing church in Poulson's scrapbook, vol. 7, p. 75. |
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One of the images [1322.F.5g] reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center
City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 40.
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Arcadia caption text: From the early 18th century, Philadelphia served as a religious center for the American Baptist Church.
This 1861 view shows the congregation of the Tabernacle Baptist Church that was constituted in 1848. The posed parishioners
were just a few of the 1000 persons able to worship at the church, built in 1853 after the designs of New England architect
William Boyington. Also visible is the Reverend William T. Brantly, standing at his pulpit in the background. When built,
the church, located on the 1800 block of Chestnut Street, was the only Baptist church situated west of Broad Street.
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Biographical / historical note |
McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active
1853-1865.
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Subject |
Brantly, William T. -- Portraits. |
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Tabernacle Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Baptist churches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Altars -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Clergy -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 1800 block. |
Genre |
Albumen prints -- Hand-colored -- 1850-1860. |
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Stereographs -- Hand-colored -- 1850-1860. |
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Cartes de visite -- 1850-1860. |
Associated name |
Boyington, William W., 1818-1898, architect. |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister) 1822-1896, collector. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [1322.F.5e & g] |
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Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.5f] |
Accession number |
1322.F.5e |
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1322.F.5g |
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(4)1322.F.5f |