| Creator |
Chillman, P. E. (Philip Edward), 1841-1915. |
| Contributor |
McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect. |
| Title |
Views of the House of Refuge, Philadelphia. [graphic] / P.E. Chillman, artistic photographer, 914 Arch St. Philadelphia. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : P.E. Chillman |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1885 |
| Date |
[ca. 1885] |
| Physical Description |
7 photographic prints : albumen on stereograph mount ; 11 x 18 cm. (4.25 x 7 in.) |
| Description |
Views show the House of Refuge site that opened in 1850 between Parrish and Brown Streets between Twenty-second and Twenty-fourth
Streets. Exterior views depict the front lawn of the White Boys Department, designed by John McArthur, Jr., facing west and
south, showing men and women standing, sitting, and lying on the landscaped lawn near the ivy-covered building. Views includes
dogs, flower beds and planters. Another view shows boys in uniform belonging to the drum and flute corps of the brass band
standing on the entrance stairs to the five-bay, ivy-covered White Boys Department. Men and boys are visible in the windows
on the first floor. Interior views of the White Boys Department depict rows of single beds in the dormitory, the stark wide
hallway of the "B" division, the kitchen, and the dining room with long rows of tables covered with place settings in preparation
for a meal.
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| Notes |
Photographer's imprint on versos in decorative font. Includes vignette of painting palette with brushes extending through
the hole.
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Descriptions of images written in manuscript notes on versos. |
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Yellow curved mounts with rounded corners. |
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Subject |
House of Refuge (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Juvenile detention homes -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Correctional institutions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Lawns -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Bands -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Dormitories -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Kitchens -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Dining rooms -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Dogs -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Brown Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 2200 to 2400 block. |
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Parrish Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 2200 to 2400 block. |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1880-1890. |
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Stereographs -- 1880-1890. |
| Associated name |
McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Chillman - Prisons [P.9523.1-7] |
| Accession number |
P.9523.1 |
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P.9523.2 |
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P.9523.3 |
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P.9523.4 |
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P.9523.5 |
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P.9523.6 |
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P.9523.7 |
