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. W. Birch & Son. Bank of the United States (1791-1811) African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. Banks -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. Carts & wagons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. Conversation. Couples -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. National banks (United States) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. Streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. Women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. African American laborers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. 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. 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. Blodget, Samuel, 1757-1814, architect. Blodget, Samuel, 1757-1814, architect. 1799 Engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1790-1800. 1 print : hand-colored engraving ; sheet 28 x 33 cm (10.75 x 13 in.) Islandora:13684 Library Company of Philadelphia PRINT PRINT Birch's views [Sn 17a/P.9485] Sn 17a/P.9485 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 215 Referenced by Snyder, "William Birch: His Philadelphia Views" 17a Third Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- South -- 120.