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Carpenter's Hall, interior, Phila., Pa. [graphic].
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Contributor
Smith, Robert, 1722-1777, architect.
Title
Carpenter's Hall, interior, Phila., Pa. [graphic].
Publisher
United States
Publisher
United States. 1880
Date
[ca. 1880]
Physical Description
1 photographic print : albumen on stereograph mount ; 9 x 18 cm. (3.5 x 7 in.)
Description
View of the interior of the hall built 1770-1774 by the builders association, Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, after designs by member Robert Smith. Shows a table, chairs, and benches in the the room and a large plaque on the wall that reads, "Within these Walls Henry, Hancock, & Adams inspired the Delegates of the Colonies with Nerve & Sinew for the Toils of War Resulting in Our National Independence." Building served as the meeting place for the First Continental Congress in 1774. The Carpenter's Company, organized 1724, was formed to provide instruction in the science of architecture and financial assistance to members and members families in need.
Is part of
American Scenery 1005
Notes
Title on negative.
Yellow curved mount with rounded corners.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject
Carpenters' Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Guildhalls -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Interiors -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 320-322.
Genre
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880.
Stereographs -- 1870-1880.
Associated name
Smith, Robert, 1722-1777, architect.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - unidentified - Associations [P.8731.5]
Accession number
P.8731.5
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Printed and Graphic Ephemera
Stereograph Collection
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