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Alms House in Spruce Street Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn, Engraved & Published by W. Birch & Son ; Sold by R. Campbell & Co. No. 30 Chesnut [sic] Philada.
Street scene on Spruce Street between Tenth and Eleventh streets with a view of the Almshouse and House of Employment, built after the designs of Philadelphia architect Robert Smith, in 1767. In the foreground, three men capture a pig escaped from a nearby horse-drawn cart transporting swine. The Alms House provided shelter to indigents incapable of labor, while the House of Employment housed the poor able to work. The inmates predominately manufactured textiles. The houses were razed in 1835, superseded by the Blockley Almshouse in West Philadelphia., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's Views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 25.

Alms House in Spruce Street Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn, Engraved & Published by W. Birch & Son ; Sold by R. Campbell & Co. No. 30 Chesnut [sic] Street Philada.
Street scene on Spruce Street between Tenth and Elevenths streets with a view of the Almshouse and House of Employment, built after the designs of Philadelphia architect, Robert Smith, in 1767. In the foreground, three men capture a pig escaped from a nearby horse-drawn cart, transporting swine. The Alms House provided shelter to indigents incapable of labor, while the House of Employment housed the poor able to work. The inmates predominately manufactured textiles. The houses were razed in 1835, superseded by the Blockley Almshouse in West Philadelphia., Print trimmed., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's Views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 25.

[Arch Street ferry, Philadelphia] [graphic] / Drawn, Engraved & Published by W. Birch & Son; Sold by R. Campbell & Co. No. 30 Chesnut [sic] Street.
View of the Arch Street ferry terminal on the Delaware River. Depicts Philadelphia's busy waterfront and includes sailing ships, warehouses, bartering merchants, and dock workers weighing, as well as loading, barrels and bundles of produce onto carts. Others, including white women, are fishing and enjoying the view. To the far left of an unoccupied dock, dock workers, including an African American man, move large bundles. At the turn of the nineteenth century ferries were the main source of transportation to Southern New Jersey. New Jersey provided much of the fresh produce sold at Philadelphia markets., Title from duplicate print., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 4., Accessioned 1979., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.

Arch Street ferry, Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn, Engraved & Published by W. Birch Springland near Bristol Pennsylvania 1800.
View of the Arch Street ferry terminal on the Delaware River. Depicts Philadelphia's busy waterfront and includes sailing ships, warehouses, bartering merchants, and dock workers weighing, as well as loading, barrels and bundles of produce onto carts. Others, including white women, are fishing and looking out onto the river. To the far left of an unoccupied dock, dock workers, including an African American man, move large bundles. At the turn of the 19th century ferries were the main source of transportation to Southern New Jersey. New Jersey provided much of the fresh produce sold at Philadelphia markets., Inscribed: 1., Title from item., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 4., Accessioned 1979., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.

Arch Street, with the Second Presbyterian Church [graphic] / Drawn, Engraved & Published by W. Birch & Son; Sold by R. Campbell & Co. No. 30 Chesnut [sic] St. Philada.
Street scene showing Arch Street between Third and Fourth Streets including the Second Presbyterian Church. Depicts many well-dressed white men and women pedestrians walking down the sidewalks, a horse-drawn carriage and cart traveling up the cobblestone street, and an African American boy leaning against a lamp post upon which a saddled horse is hitched. The Second Presbyterian church, ministered by New Light Gilbert Tennent, was built between 1750 and 1753 after the split between the Old and New Light Presbyterians. It was demolished around 1838., Title from item., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia. (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 5., LCP copy has a large vertical crease down the center of the print., Accessioned 1979., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.

Back of the State House, Philadelphia [graphic] / Designed & Published by W. Birch Enamel Painter 1800.
View of the courtyard and rear of the State House, with the mason tall case clock visible on the west wall. Several visitors utilize the grounds, including a delegation of Native Americans on tour, strolling couples, women promenading, and boys playing near a grove of trees. In the background, stand the American Philosophical Hall (built 1789); the site of the Library Company of Philadelphia, Library Hall (built 1791); and guard houses. Also visible is signage for Peale's Museum, housed in American Philosophical Hall between 1794 and 1811., Contains watermark: AMIES PHILA and dove with branch., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's Views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 22., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.

[Back of the State House, Philadelphia] [graphic] / Drawn engraved & published by W. Birch & Son; Sold by R. Campbell & Co. No. 30 Chestnut Street Philada.
View of the courtyard and rear of the State House with the mason tall case clock visible on the west wall. Several visitors utilize the grounds including a delegation of Native Americans on tour, strolling couples, women promenading, and boys playing near a grove of trees. In the background, stand the American Philosophical Hall (completed in 1789); the site of the Library Company of Philadelphia, Library Hall (completed in1791); and guard houses. Also visible is signage for Peale's Museum, housed in American Philosophical Hall between 1794 and 1811., Print trimmed., Title from duplicate print., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's Views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 22., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.

Bank of Pennsylvania, South Second Street Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn, engraved & published by W. Birch & Son, Neshaminy Bridge.
View showing the second edifice of the Bank of Pennsylvania (established 1780), built between 1798 and 1801, after the designs of architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe, on South Second Street above Walnut Street. Includes views of the mansion of Jewish merchant David Franks, and the City Tavern (opened in 1773) used as a tavern, banquet hall, and merchant's exchange by colonial Americans, including the Continental Congress. Depicts individuals walking the sidewalks, including a man with a handcart, and several patrons gathered outside the tavern. The first American building built in the Greek Revival style, the bank was razed in 1867. The tavern, razed in 1854, was reconstructed for the Bicentennial., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's Views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 27.

Bank of Pennsylvania, South Second Street Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn, Engraved & Published by W. Birch & Son Neshaminy Bridge.
View showing the second edifice of the Bank of Pennsylvania (established in 1780), built between 1798 and 1801, after the designs of architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe on South Second Street above Walnut Street. Includes views of the mansion of Jewish merchant David Franks, and the City Tavern (opened in 1773) used as a tavern, banquet hall, and merchant's exchange by several eminent colonial Americans, including the Continental Congress. Depicts individuals walking the sidewalks, including a man with a handcart, and several patrons gathered outside the tavern. The first American building built in the Greek Revival style, the bank was razed in 1867. The tavern, razed in 1854, was reconstructed for the Bicentennial., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitleman's Birch's Views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 27.

Bank of Pennsylvania, South Second Street Philadelphia [graphic] / Designed & Published by W. Birch Enamel Painter 1804.
View showing the second edifice of the Bank of Pennsylvania (established 1780), built between 1798 and 1801, after the designs of architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe, on South Second Street above Walnut Street. In the foreground, groups of men converse, a boy pets a dog, and men enter and leave the bank. The first American building built in the Greek Revival style, the bank building was razed around 1870., Contains watermark: AMIES and dove with branch., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.

Bank of Pennsylvania, South Second Street Philadelphia. [graphic] / Designed & Published by W. Birch, Enamel Painter.
View showing the second edifice of the Bank of Pennsylvania (established 1780), built between 1798 and 1801, after the designs of architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe, on South Second Street above Walnut Street. In the foreground, groups of men converse, a boy pets a dog, and men enter and leave the bank. The first American building built in the Greek Revival style, the bank building was razed in 1867., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 91., Arcadia caption text: The first of several major public edifices built in the Greek Revival style in the early 19th century, the Bank of Pennsylvania greatly influenced bank design in Philadelphia and other American cities and contributed to Philadelphia’s designation as the “Athens of America.” Designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the bank contained the first domed banking room in America. The dome motif was echoed in the small pavilions located at each of the four corners of the lot, three of which housed the bank’s guards while the fourth served as an outhouse.

Bank of the United States, in Third Street Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn, Engraved & Published by W. Birch & Son.; Sold by R. Campbell & Co. No. 30 Chesnut [sic] Street Philada.
Street scene with a view of the Bank of the United States on Third Street. Shows groups of men in conversation, couples strolling the sidewalk, and individuals walking up the bank's steps. View also includes, horse-drawn carts traveling in the street and, in the right, an African American man laborer working with wood scraps in front of a nearby building. Designed by Samuel Blodget, Jr., the Federal-style building was completed in 1797 and housed the first Bank of the United States until revocation of the bank's charter by Congress in 1811. Purchased by wealthy Philadelphian Stephen Girard, the building became "Girard's Bank," and operated on the site for the next twenty years., Title from item., Reproduced in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 17., Gift of James D. Johnson, 1995., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.

Congress Hall and New Theatre, in Chestnut Street Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn Engraved & Published by W. Birch & Son Neshaminy Bridge.
Street scene showing Chestnut Street near Sixth Street, including views of Congress Hall and the New Theatre. Depicts white men and women and an African American woman holding an African American baby in her arms and with a white boy at her side, strolling or conversing near a wooden post in front of the hall. In front of the theatre a large crowd is gathered, a white female peddler sells her goods, and a coach travels up Chestnut Street. Congress Hall, completed in 1789 to house the Pennsylvania district and county courts, was the first quarters of the U.S. Congress from 1790 until 1800. Completed in 1793, the New Theatre, or the First Chestnut Street Theatre, was established by actor Thomas Wignell and musician Alexander Reinagle. Modeled after a lavish English theatre, it quickly became the fashionable theatre of the city., Title from item., Illustrated in Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 20., Accessioned 1979., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.

First plate of four subjects for Birch's Philadelphia [graphic].
Montage of four titled vignette views showing the Philadelphia landmarks: "Franklin Library in 1800" (Library Hall) at Fifth and Library streets; "Pennsylvania Hospital in 1800" on Pine Street between Eighth and Ninth streets; "Swedes Church Southwark" (Gloria Dei); and "High St. Market House in 1800" above Second Street. Depicts the exterior of the library, hospital, and church, and the interior of the busy market shed., Proof copy., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.

Girard's Bank, late the Bank of the United States, in Third Street Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn & Published by W. Birch Enamel Painter 1800.
Street scene with a view of the Bank of the United States on Third Street. Shows groups of men in conversation, couples strolling the sidewalk, and individuals walking up the bank's steps. View also includes, horse-drawn carts traveling in the street and, in the right, an African American man laborer working with wood scraps in front of a nearby building. Designed by Samuel Blodget, Jr., the building was completed in 1797 and housed the first Bank of the United States until the revocation of the bank's charter by Congress in 1811. Purchased by wealthy Philadelphian Stephen Girard, the building became "Girard's Bank" and operated there for the next twenty years., Title from item., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 17., Accessioned 1979., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.

Goal, in Walnut Street Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn & Engraved by W. Birch & Son.
Active street scene at Sixth and Walnut streets with a view of the Walnut Street Jail, completed in 1776, after the designs of Philadelphia architect Robert Smith. Depicts several individuals, including a child, lining Sixth Street witnessing a large wood shed on wheels, possibly the first edifice of the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, being moved by a team of horses. A dog runs in the street and another sits next to a spectator in the right foreground. The prison closed and was razed in 1835, the prisoners relocated to Moyamensing Prison. The first edifice of Bethel Church, a former blacksmith shop, was transported to Sixth and Lombard streets., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 24., Accessioned 1979., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.

High Street, from Ninth Street. Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn, Engraved & Published by W. Birch & Son.; Sold by R. Campbell & Co. No. 30 Chesnut [sic] St. Philada.
View of High (Market) Street from Ninth depicting a detachment of the First City Troop of Philadelphia drilling on horseback. The troop promenades up the busy street where several horse-drawn carts and a dray travel and several pedestrians, including an African American man and boy (in the right), watch the guard and/or stroll the tree-lined sidewalks. A market shed is seen in the distance. The First City Troop, one of the oldest continually mounted U.S. military units, was organized in 1774 to defend against British invasion. The Troop used a variety of arenas to perform drills including circuses, riding schools, and various public grounds., Title from item., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982), pl. 12., LCP copy has large vertical crease down the center of the print., Accessioned 1979., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.

High Street, from Ninth Street. Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn, Engraved & Published by W. Birch & Son.; Sold by R. Campbell & Co. No. 30 Chestnut St. Philada.
View of High (Market) Street from Ninth depicting a detachment of the First City Troop of Philadelphia drilling on horseback. The troop promenades up the busy street where several horse-drawn carts and a dray travel and several pedestrians, including an African American man and boy (in the right), watch the guard and/or stroll the tree-lined sidewalks. A market shed is seen in the distance. The First City Troop, one of the oldest continually mounted U.S. military units, was organized in 1774 to defend against British invasion. The troop used a variety of arenas to perform drills including circuses, riding schools, and various public grounds., Title from item., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982), pl. 12., Accessioned 1979., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.

High Street, from the country market-place Philadelphia [graphic] : with the procession in commemoration of the death of General George Washington, December 26th, 1799 / Designed & Published by W. Birch Enamel Painter 1800.
View of Market Street above Fourth Street showing the funeral procession instituted by a congressional decree in honor of the first president. Depicts a riderless horse, pallbearers carrying a draped empty bier adorned with swords and tricorn hat, and other parade participants, including members of Congress and militia volunteers, slowly moving passed several mourning spectators. Mourners line the street, watch from the windows of several buildings, and stand within a market shed, including a woman and child., Third of three variants., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's Views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 11.

High Street Market, Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn, Engraved & Published by W. Birch & Son ; Sold by R. Campbell & Co., No. 30 Chesnut [sic] Street Philada.
View of the interior of the "Jersey Market" shed on Market Street between Front and Second Streets. Depicts individuals, including a woman and boy, strolling through and in front of the closed market. Partial views of town hall and other market sheds are visible in the distance. The High Street Market established in the late 17th century, began operating from a permanent shed around 1709, providing shoppers twice a week with produce, meats, and wares from New Jersey and Pennsylvania farms., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's Views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 10.

High Street Market, Philadelphia [graphic] / Designed & Published by W. Birch Enamel Painter 1800.
View of the interior of a High Street Market shed near Second Street. Depicts mainly female peddlers selling their meats and produce from several stalls. Shoppers, including an African American man and a boy with a basket, inspect and purchase the market goods which are displayed on wooden counters, in baskets, and on meat hooks. The High Street Market, established in the late 17th century, became housed in a permanent structure around 1709 when a market shed was built from the Town Hall to Third Street.

High Street, with the First Presbyterian Church [graphic] : Taken down in 1820. Philadelphia / Designed & Published by W. Birch Enamel Painter 1800.
Street scene with a view of the First Presbyterian Church on Market Street below Third Street. Depicts pedestrians, predominately women, traversing the sidewalk before the church and adjacent buildings; a horse-drawn dray and cart traveling the street; and a woman peddler with her basket of goods near the High Street market shed. First Presbyterian, rebuilt from 1793 to 1794 after the designs of John Trumbull, was the first building in the city with a classic temple facade. The building was razed following the relocation of the congregation., Contains watermark: Amies Phila and dove with branch., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's Views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 9.

The house intended for the President of the United States, in Ninth Street Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn & Engraved by W. Birch & Son.
View showing the executive mansion, originally built for President Washington, on Ninth Street below Market Street. Erected between 1792 and 1797 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the residence (completed after Washington's term in office), never housed a president, and was later purchased by the University of Pennsylvania. In the foreground, a horse-drawn cart travels the street; an African American man rides on horseback; and a white woman with a basket, possibly a peddler, sits across the street. Views of the Alms House and House of Employment are visible in the background., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 13., Accessioned 1979., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.

Jail in Walnut Street Philadelphia [graphic] / Designed Engraved & Published by W. Birch, Enamel Painter.
View of the front facade of the Walnut Street Prison, built in 1776 at Sixth and Walnut streets, possibly after the designs of Philadelphia architect Robert Smith. Depicts a group of individuals passing a water pump on the sidewalk in front of the jail. The prison was closed and razed in 1835, the prisoners removed to Moyamensing prison., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.

The late theatre in Chesnut [sic] Street Philadelphia [graphic]: Destroyed by Fire in 1820 / Drawn & Published by W. Birch near Bristol, 1804; Gilbert Fox Aquafortus.
View of the altered first building of the Chestnut Street Theater, at Chestnut above Sixth Street, the front facade redesigned by Benjamin Henry Latrobe in 1805 with columns flanked by wings. The most lavish and first gas-lit theater in the country, opened in 1794, was destroyed by fire on April 2, 1820, and rebuilt after the designs of William Strickland in 1822. Depicts several individuals, predominately couples, strolling and convening near the theater. A horse-drawn carriage, with three people, travels in the street., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, with corrections.

[Library and Surgeons Hall, in Fifth Street Philadelphia] [graphic] / Drawn & Engraved by W. Birch & Son.
View on Fifth Street above Walnut Street including the halls of the Library Company of Philadelphia (built 1790) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (built 1792). Depicts patrons entering and leaving the Palladian style red brick library building; men and a boy playing dice on the sidewalk; a blacksmith working in his shop; and a man leading a horse-drawn cart down the street. The Library Company, established by Benjamin Franklin and his Junto in 1731, remained at the hall designed by Dr. William Thornton until 1880; the building razed in 1887. Surgeons or Anatomical Hall served as a lecture room and chemistry laboratory for the University's medical students until 1807., Title from duplicate print., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's Views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 19.

Masonic Hall in Chesnut [sic] Street, Philadelphia 1810 [graphic].
View, possibly from an architectural drawing, of the front facade of the hall, completed in 1811 purportedly after the designs of William Strickland, at Chestnut Street above Seventh Street. The hall, rebuilt in 1820 following a fire the previous year, was demolished in 1853., Possibly proof copy., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.

New Lutheran Church, in Fourth Street Philadelphia [graphic] / Designed & Published by W. Birch Enamel Painter 1800.
Street scene based on a watercolor study by William Birch. Depicts Speaker of the House of Representatives, Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, on tour with a delegation of Native American men across from the second edifice of the New Zion Lutheran Church, built on Fourth Street below Cherry Street 1795-1796. The first church building, erected 1766-1769 to accommodate the overflow of the growing German congregation of St. Michael's Lutheran Church, was rebuilt in its original form following a fire in 1794. Scene also includes street and pedestrian traffic of a loaded horse-drawn dray and cart; and a laborer hauling a barrel upon his back. Native American delegations visited the city to pay respect and to negotiate land treaties when Philadelphia served as the nation's capitol. Muhlenberg lead a tour of several tribal groups in 1793., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's Views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 6., LCP holds related watercolor study. (LCP P.9666)., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.

New market, in South Second Street Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn, Engraved & Published by W. Birch & Son.; Sold by R. Campbell & Co. No. 30 Chesnut Street Philada.
Street scene with a view of the New Market shed on South Second Street. Depicts a group of men, women, and children with a dog, possibly a procession of a butcher's trade association, gathered across from the shed and by a bull decorated with garlands of flowers. An African American man fiddle player entertains the group as an African American boy and a dog runs toward them. Attached to the back of the shed is the fire engine house with cupola, known as the "headhouse." The New Market, erected about 1745, was created following a petition by the growing population of South Philadelphia residents who found it a hardship to cross Dock Creek to reach the High Street Market. The shed was razed in 1956 and rebuilt in 1963., Title from item., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia. (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982), pl. 16., Accessioned 1979., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.

The new theatre in Chesnut [sic] Street Philadelphia [graphic].
View of the third edifice of the Chestnut Street Theater, erected in 1822 after the designs of William Strickland at the location of the second building, razed by fire in 1820, on Chestnut Street above Sixth Street. Depicts couples strolling passed the theater, built with corinthian columns with niches containing the salvaged William Rush statues of Comedy and Tragedy. The theater, razed in 1855, was rebuilt on Chestnut Street above Twelfth Street in 1863., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.

The new theatre in Chesnut [sic] Street Philadelphia [graphic] : Built 1822. Taken down 1856.
View of the third edifice of the Chestnut Street Theater, erected in 1822, after the designs of William Strickland at the location of the second building, razed by fire in 1820, on Chestnut Street above Sixth Street. Depicts couples strolling passed the theater, built with corinthian columns with niches containing the salvaged William Rush statues of Comedy and Tragedy. The theater, razed in 1855, was rebuilt on Chestnut Street above Twelfth Street in 1863., Inscribed upper right corner: 3., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a scrapbook of McAllister restrikes.

Old Lutheran Church, in Fifth Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn, Engraved & Published by W. Birch & Son; Sold by R. Campbell & Co. No. 30 Chesnut [sic] St. Philada.
Street scene showing Fifth Street with the Old Lutheran Church (i.e., St. Michael's Church). Depicts well-dressed white women in small groups, a woman and child, and men strolling passed the church, a horse-drawn carriage traveling down the street, and three white men conversing around a horse hitched to a post near two African American girls. One of the girls holds out her hand. Also shows dogs standing and running in the street. St Michael's Church, built 1743-1748 and demolished in 1872, was occupied in 1777 by British chaplains and used as the garrison church of the British troops during the American Revolution., Title from item., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 7., Accessioned 1979., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.

Old State House, Congress Hall and Town Hall, Chesnut [sic] Street Philadelphia [graphic] / Designed and Published by W. Birch, Enamel Painter.
Street scene on Chestnut Street below Sixth Street with views of Independence Hall (completed in 1748), and the adjacent Congress Hall (Town Hall), completed in 1789 as a county courthouse, and used by Congress from 1790 to 1800. Depicts several men convened outside Congress Hall; couples strolling the sidewalk; and horse-drawn carriages, a man on horseback, and a boy with a dog traversing the street. Includes view of the building originally built as a city hall, and used as the seat of the Supreme Court from 1790 to 1800., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.

Penn's tree, with the city & port of Philadelphia, on the river Delaware from Kensington [graphic].
Northeast view from the site of the Treaty Tree, the legendary location of William Penn's treaty with the Delaware Indians in 1682. Depicts a pier with docked boats; laborers, including shipbuilders, at work; and individuals relaxing, fishing, leading a horse, and strolling near a fenced property displaying the American flag. The Treaty Tree or Great Elm Tree blew down in 1810., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's Views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), Pl. 2., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.

Pennsylvania Hospital, in Pine Street Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn, engraved & published by W. Birch & Son ; Sold by R. Campbell & Co. No. 30 Chesnut [sic] Street Philada.
View showing the first hospital in the United States on Pine Street between Eighth and Ninth streets, built between 1755 and 1805 from the designs of Philadelphia architects, Samuel Rhoads, and David Evans, Jr. In the foreground, pedestrians walk near the brick fence enclosing the multi-winged hospital, and a man in a military uniform settles his bucking horse., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's Views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 26.

Philadelphia Bank in Fourth Street Philadelphia [graphic].
View of the Gothic-style bank building, erected in 1808 after the designs of Benjamin Henry Latrobe at the southwest corner of Fourth and Chestnut streets. The Philadelphia Bank or Bank of Philadelphia (predecessor of the Philadelphia National Bank), formed in 1803, and was incorporated in 1804 as the unofficial bank of the commonwealth. The building was razed in 1836., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, with edited., Described in Snyder's "Birch's Philadelphia Views: New Discoveries," p. 170.

Plan of the City of Philadelphia 1800 [graphic] / W. Barker.
Retrospective conversion record: original entry.

Preparation for war to defend commerce. The Swedish Church Southwark with the building of the Frigate Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn, Engraved & Published by W. Birch & Son ; Sold by R. Campbell & Co. No. 30 Chesnut [sic] Street Philada.
Busy scene at Federal Street near the Delaware River showing several laborers constucting the U.S. Navy warship, "Philadelphia," one of a number of frigates built to defend the nation's merchant fleet from foreign enemies. Construction occured at Wharton-Humphreys shipyard from 1798 to 1799, under naval builder Joshua Humphreys. Depicts the workers sawing, axing, and carrying slats of wood up a long plank to the top of the hull of the unfinished ship. A man, possibly Humphreys or the ship designer, Josiah Fox, and a woman, watch the construction from the side. Several buildings stand in the background, including the city's oldest church, Gloria Dei (Old Swedes) Church, built in 1700., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, with corrections., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitleman's Birch's Views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), p. 29.

Schuylkill Bridge High Street Philadelphia [graphic].
Scenic view of the uncovered Market Street Permanent Bridge commissioned by the Schuylkill Bridge Company and completed in 1805 after the designs of engineer Timothy Palmer. Depicts horse-drawn carriages, wagons, and pedestrians traversing the bridge, and ships and barges sailing on the Schuylkill River. In the foreground, a man works on his loaded sailing vessel. Contains inset of "The Bridge as it appears now covered." The bridge, covered later in 1805 after the designs of Owen Biddle and redesigned in 1850 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, was destroyed by fire in 1875., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.

Second Street north from Market St. wth. Christ Church. Philadelphia [graphic] / Designed & Published by W. Birch Enamel Painter 1800.
Street scene showing Second Street north from Market Street in Philadelphia, including Christ Church and the Old Courthouse and market. Depicts the busy street corner with people riding horses, driving and loading carts, conducting business, and walking and performing errands. In front of the Courthouse, vendors sit and sell their goods while nearby a constable on horseback is flanked by citizens. An African American boy carrying a basket strolls across Second Street. He walks toward two men and a child convened together and a man on horseback traveling toward the church (his back to the viewer). A dog runs in front of the horse. Christ Church, a Protestant Episcopal Church, was built between 1727 and 1744 and was founded as part of a provision of the original charter given to Pennsylvania founder William Penn. The Old Courthouse, completed in 1710 was the town hall, seat of the Legislature, market house, and the Pennsylvania statehouse until Independence Hall was opened in 1748. The Courthouse was demolished in 1837., Title from item., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982), pl. 15., Accessioned 1979., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.

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