High Street, from Ninth Street. Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn, engraved & published by W. Birch & Son.; Sold by R. Campbell & Co. No. 30 Chestnut St. Philada. W. Birch & Son. Pennsylvania. National Guard. Troop of Philadelphia Cavalry, 1st. African American boys -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. Military organizations -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. Spectators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. Streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. Women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. 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. Philadelphia : W. Birch & Son PA. Philadelphia. 1799 Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834. Birch, Thomas, 1779-1851, artist. Seymour, Samuel, 1796-1823, engraver. R. Campbell & Co., distributor. 1799 Engravings -- 1790-1800. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 33 x 40 cm (12.75 x 15.5 in.) Islandora:13337 Library Company of Philadelphia PRINT PRINT Birch's views [Sn 12/P.2276.24] Sn 12/P.2276.24 Part of City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, North America, as it appeared in the year 1800. Referenced by Snyder, City of Independence 209 Referenced by Snyder, "William Birch: His Philadelphia Views" 12a High Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- below Ninth.