Details
Creator Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer.
Contributor Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887, architect.
Title [Moyamensing Prison, Debtor's Wing, 1400 South Tenth Street, Philadelphia] [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1923
Date ca. 1923
Physical Description 1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 10 x 10 cm. (3.75 x 4 in.)
Description Depicts building facade located at 1400 S. 10th St. which architect Thomas Ustick Walter designed. Constructed 1836, it was demolished 1968 and was an excellent example of Egyptian Revival architecture in the United States. The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. retains the front portico.
Notes Photographer's manuscript note on verso: Not in Egypt. The north wing of Moyamensing prison. The women's department. Sad to relate such a department is necessary. (Get more dates). Symbol of Egyptian "Scarabeus".
Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney.
Duplicate: P.8513.13: same neg.
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Subject Moyamensing Prison (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Prisons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Tenth Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- South -- 1400.
Genre Gelatin silver prints -- 1920-1930.
Associated name Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887, architect.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Wilson 211 [P.8513.211]
Accession number P.8513.211