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Washington Monument, front of Independence Hall, Philadelphia. [graphic] / Geo. Barker, photographer.
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Creator
Barker, George, 1844-1894, photographer.
Contributor
Bailly, Joseph Alexis, 1825-1883, sculptor.
Title
Washington Monument, front of Independence Hall, Philadelphia. [graphic] / Geo. Barker, photographer.
Publisher
Niagara Falls, N.Y
Publisher
N.Y. Niagara Falls. 1880
Date
[photographed ca. 1869, printed ca. 1880]
Physical Description
1 photographic print : albumen on stereograph mount ; 9 x 18 cm. (3.5 x 7 in.)
Description
View of the marble statue designed by Joseph Bailly erected in front of the State House by the "Washington Monument Association of the First School District of Pennsylvania July 4, 1869." The base of the statue is adorned in patriotic bunting. In the background, shields depicting state seals hang from windows on the upper stories of the state house below flags and shields. Original statue removed to City Hall in 1908 and bronze cast erected in its place.
Is part of
Unidentified series No. 1003
Notes
Title and photographer's imprint on mount.
Curved orange mount with rounded corners.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Biographical / historical note
George Barker was a prolific New York stereographer in the 1860s whose gallery catered to the tourist trade in Niagara Falls.
Subject
Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Statues.
Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Monuments & memorials -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 520.
Genre
Stereographs -- 1870-1880.
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880.
Associated name
Bailly, Joseph Alexis, 1825-1883, sculptor.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Barker - Monuments and statues [P.9573.17]
Accession number
P.9573.17
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