State House, Philadelphia
Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.)
photographer
McAllister, John A. (John Allister)
1822-1896
collector
Evans, David
Jr.
fl. 1794-1806
architect
Hamilton, Andrew
ca. 1676-1741
architect
Woolley, Edmund
ca. 1695-1771
architect
still image
Graphic
Stereographs -- 1860-1870
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870
pau
Philadelphia
PA. Philadelphia
ca. 1868
1868
monographic
eng
2 photographic prints: albumen on stereograph mounts; 9 x 18 cm.(3.25 x 6.75 in.)
Views showing the front and rear of Independence Hall built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley at 520 Chestnut Street. Includes the old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans, Jr. adorned with lettering reading "Mayors Office" (500 Chestnut); a partial view of Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut); and the entrance to the Prothonotary Office and Supreme Court Eastern District. Also shows a horse-drawn carriage, the Public Ledger Building (600-606 Chestnut), and a street lamp with shades containing text advertising the Mercantile Library.
M.P. Simons, 1320 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. Landscape and portrait photographer.
Photographer's imprint and title printed on mounts.
Orange mounts with rounded corners.
City Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Congress Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Public Ledger Building (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Carriages & coaches
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Gas street lamps
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
520
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
500 block
South side
(3)1322.F.8d
P.8497.1
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department
stereo - Simons - Government buildings [(3)1322.F.8d; P.8497.1]
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