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United States Laboratory 1800, Arsenal Grays Ferry Road, 1882. [graphic] / B. R. Evans.
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Fashioning Philadelphia: The Style of the City, 1720-1940
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Creator
Evans, B. R. (Benjamin Ridgway), 1834-1891, artist.
Contributor
Dreer, Ferdinand J. 1812-1902, former owner.
Title
United States Laboratory 1800, Arsenal Grays Ferry Road, 1882. [graphic] / B. R. Evans.
Publisher
Philadelphia
Date
1882
Physical Description
1 drawing : watercolor ; 25 x 32 cm. (10 x 12.5 in.)
Description
Depicts the Schuylkill Arsenal at 2620 Grays Ferry Avenue. The arsenal was constructed in 1799 to manufacture various military supplies for the United States government. After the War of 1812, the arsenal stopped supplying ammunition and specialized in the manufacture and storage of clothing and textiles. Also includes pedestrian and street traffic including a partial view of a horsecar and a train engine.
Notes
Location: Arsenal Grays Ferry Road.
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, with corrections.
LCP AR (Annual Report) 1975, p. 6-11.
Subject
Armories -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Grays Ferry Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 2620.
Genre
Watercolors -- 1880-1890.
Provenance
Dreer, Ferdinand J. (Ferdinand Julius), 1812-1902, former owner.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Evans watercolors [P.2298.110]
Accession number
P.2298.110
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Fashioning Philadelphia: The Style of the City, 1720-1940
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