Part of a series of progress photographs by Philadelphia commercial photographer William Nicholson Jennings (1860-1946) commissioned by the builders Irwin & Leighton to document the construction of the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company building, March 1927-early 1928. Images show the clearing of the site, laying of the foundations, the erection of steel framing, the progress of exterior masonry work and the completed building. Also contains interior views of the framing between floors and details of the ornamental doorway.

[Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company building construction, southeast corner of Broad and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia]
[Forrest Theatre during demolition for the construction of the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company building, southeast corner of Broad and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia]
[Forrest Theatre prior to demolition for the construction of the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company building at the southeast corner of Broad and Sansom streets, Philadelphia ]