Details
Creator Johnston, J. S. (John S.), photographer.
Contributor McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect.
Title Public building, Phila. [graphic].
Publisher [New York]
Publisher N.Y. New York. 1890
Date [ca. 1890]
Physical Description 1 photographic print : albumen on stereograph mount ; 10 x 18 cm. (4 x 7 in.)
Description Oblique view of the north side of City Hall built 1871-1901 after designs by John McArthur, Jr., including the lower portion of the tower. Begun in 1884, the tower was in the final stages of construction at the time of this photograph. Also shows a crane and construction materials on the sidewalk in front of the City Hall and a horse-drawn coach and pedestrians traveling around Penn Square in the foreground.
Is part of J.S. Johnston's Series of American Stereoscopic Views 226
Notes Title on negative.
Buff mount with rounded corners.
John S. Johnston, known primarily for yacht photography and landscape views, was active in New York City in the late 1880s until his death in 1899.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Subject City Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
City & town halls -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Towers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Construction -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Horse-drawn vehicles -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Penn Square (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Albumen prints -- 1880-1890.
Stereographs -- 1880-1890.
Associated name McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Johnston - Government buildings [P.9047.49]
Accession number P.9047.49