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One of the houses in which Edgar Allen [sic] Poe resided while in Phila. [graphic].
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Creator
Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer.
Title
One of the houses in which Edgar Allen [sic] Poe resided while in Phila. [graphic].
Publisher
Philadelphia
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia
Date
ca. 1923
Physical Description
1 photographic print: gelatin silver; 12 x 8 cm.(4.75 x 3 in.)
Description
Exterior view looking from below Brandywine Street showing the residence at 530 North 7th Street attached to the dwelling tenanted by Edgar Allan Poe from 1842 to 1844. Two ladies peer out of third floor windows who "did not know why this picture was being made but they got in it anyhow." Also shows a partial view of Poe's former residence adorned with a poster advertising traveling burlesque shows at the Bijou.
Notes
Title from photographer's descriptive manuscript note on verso.
Descriptive manuscript note by photographer on verso: "It is said that 'The Raven' and 'Gold Bug' were written in this house. It is at 7th and Brandywine Sts. Across the street at the (1923) present time is a sign on an old building reading 'Improved Order' of Free Lelts - whatever that is."
Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney.
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Subject
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 -- Homes and haunts.
Geographic subject
Seventh Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- North -- 530.
Genre
Gelatin silver prints -- 1920-1930.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| photo - Wilson [P.8513.233]
Accession number
P.8513.233
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George Mark Wilson Photograph Collection
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