| Creator |
Kilburn, B. W. (Benjamin West), 1827-1909. |
| Contributor |
Button, Stephen Decatur, 1813-1897, architect. |
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Furness & Hewitt, architect. |
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Durang, Edwin Forrest, 1829-1911, architect. |
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Hutton, Addison, 1834-1916, architect. |
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Windrim, James H. 1840-1919, architect. |
| Title |
The city of brotherly love. [graphic] / Photographed and published by B.W. Kilburn, Littleton, N.H. |
| Publisher |
Littleton, N.H. : B. W. Kilburn |
| Publisher |
N.H. Littleton. 1891 |
| Date |
c1891 |
| Physical Description |
1 photographic print : albumen on stereograph mount ; 9 x 18 cm. (3.5 x 7 in.) |
| Description |
Bird's eye view from City Hall tower looking north showing the cityscape surrounding Broad Street. Identifiable buildings
include Masonic Temple (1-33 North Broad, built 1868-1873, James H. Windrim, architect); the Arch Street Methodist Episcopal
Church (1344-1348 Arch, built 1869, Addison Hutton, architect); First Baptist Church (northwest cor. Broad and Arch, built
1856, Stephen Decatur Button, architect); Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (118-126 North Broad, built 1872-76, Furness &
Hewitt, architects); Offenbach's Garden, carriage depository or bazaar, formerly the site of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Depot (southeast corner of Broad and Cherry Streets); cyclorama building that displayed the Battle of Gettyburg in the early
1890s (northeast corner of Broad and Cherry Streets); Hahnemann Medical College (230 North Broad); and Roman Catholic High
School (301-313 North Broad, built 1890, Edwin Forrest Durang, architect). Horse-drawn vehicles on Broad Street are also visible.
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| Is part of |
Unidentified series 6895 |
| Notes |
Title printed on mount. |
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Photographer's imprint printed on verso. |
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Buff curved mount 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. |
|
Gift of J.F. Dallet. |
| Subject |
Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital of Philadelphia. |
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. |
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Roman Catholic High School. |
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Churches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Masonic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Art schools -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Galleries & museums -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Medical education -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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High schools -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Cycloramas -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Broad Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- North -- 000 block. |
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Broad Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- North -- 100 block. |
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Broad Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- North -- 200 block. |
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Broad Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- North -- 300 block. |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1890-1900. |
|
Stereographs -- 1890-1900. |
|
Bird's eye views -- 1890-1900. |
|
Cityscapes -- 1890-1900. |
| Associated name |
Button, Stephen Decatur, 1813-1897, architect. |
| Associated name |
Durang, Edwin Forrest, 1829-1911, architect. |
| Associated name |
Hutton, Addison, 1834-1916, architect. |
| Associated name |
Windrim, James H. (James Hamilton), 1840-1919, architect. |
| Associated name |
Furness & Hewitt, architect. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Kilburn - Views [P.9418.2] |
| Accession number |
P.9418.2 |
