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St Paul's Church, east side of Third Street, opposite Willing's Alley. [graphic] / Photograph by Richards.
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Creator
Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg) photographer.
Contributor
Poulson, Charles A. 1789-1866, collector.
Palmer, John, architect.
Smith, Robert, 1722-1777, builder.
Title
St Paul's Church, east side of Third Street, opposite Willing's Alley. [graphic] / Photograph by Richards.
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1859
Date
April 1859
Physical Description
1 photographic print: salted paper mounted on paper; 21 x 16 cm.(8.25 x 6.25 in.)
Description
View showing the front facade of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1760-1761 by Robert Smith after the designs of John Palmer at 221-231 South 3rd Street. Includes two boys standing near an ironwork gate in front of the church and a partial view of an adjacent building.
Notes
Tile and photographer's imprint from Poulson inscription on mount.
Date inscribed on photograph.
Originally part of a series of eleven scrapbooks compiled by Philadelphia antiquarian Charles A. Poulson in the late 1850s entitled "Illustrations of Philadelphia" volume 3, page 123. The scrapbooks contained approximately 120 photographs by Philadelphia painter and pioneer photographer Richards of 18th-century public, commercial, and residential buildings in the city of Philadelphia commissioned by Poulson to document the vanishing architectural landscape.
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Reaccessioned as 8339.F.8.
Select link below for a digital image.
Subject
St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Episcopal churches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Third Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- South -- 221-231.
Associated name
Palmer, John, architect.
Associated name
Smith, Robert, 1722-1777, builder.
Provenance
Poulson, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1789-1866, collector.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| photo - Richards - Churches and Meetinghouses - S [(3)2526.F.123(Poulson)]
Accession number
(3)2526.F.123(Poulson)
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Frederick De Bourg Richards Photograph Collection
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