| Contributor |
Durang, Edwin Forrest, 1829-1911, architect. |
|
Universal Photo Art Co., distributor. |
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Graves, C.H. d. 1943, publisher. |
| Title |
Unveiling of Washington statue, Phila., May 15, 1897. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : C.H. Graves, publisher and gen'l manager ; Sold only by agents of The Universal Photo Art Co |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1897 |
| Date |
c1897 |
| Physical Description |
1 photographic print : gelatin silver on stereograph mount ; 9 x 17.5 cm. (3.5 x 7 in.) |
| Description |
View showing President McKinley standing and addressing a crowd of spectators during the unveiling of the equestrian Washington
Statue designed by Rudolf Siemering at the Green Street entrance to Fairmount Park. Also visible in the background are crowds
of spectators seated in stands on Pennsylvania Avenue across from President McKinley and the spire and west elevation of St.
Francis Xavier's Roman Catholic Church (2319-2331 Green Street, built 1893, Edwin Forrest Durang, architect). Also shows a
group in the street ready to march in a procession.
|
| Is part of |
President McKinley's Address 3670 |
| Notes |
Title on negative. |
|
Publisher's imprint on mount. |
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Distributor's imprint on mount. |
|
Buff curved mount with rounded corners. |
|
C.H. Graves published under the imprint "Universal Photo Art Co." between 1896 and 1904. |
|
See Darrah, The World of Stereographs, p. 52. |
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Subject |
McKinley, William, 1843-1901 -- Portraits. |
|
St. Francis Xavier Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Memorial rites & ceremonies -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Parades & processions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Spectators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- East. |
|
Pennsylvania Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 2400 block. |
| Genre |
Stereographs -- 1890-1900. |
|
Gelatin silver prints -- 1890-1900. |
| Associated name |
Durang, Edwin Forrest, 1829-1911, architect. |
| Printer |
Graves, C.H. (Carleton H.), d. 1943, publisher. |
|
Universal Photo Art Co., distributor. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Graves - Events [P.9077] |
| Accession number |
P.9077 |
