| Contributor |
Evans, David, Jr., fl. 1794-1806, architect. |
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Keystone View Company, publisher. |
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Hamilton, Andrew, ca. 1676-1741, architect. |
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Murray, Samuel, 1869-1941, sculptor. |
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Windrim, John T. 1866-1934, architect. |
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Woolley, Edmund, ca. 1695-1771, architect. |
| Title |
Independence Hall, where Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, Philadelphia, Pa. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Meadville, Pa. : Keystone View Company, manufacturers, publishers, copyrighted made in U.S.A |
| Publisher |
PA. Meadville. 1907 |
| Date |
[ca. 1907] |
| Physical Description |
1 photographic print : gelatin silver on stereograph mount ; 9 x 18 cm. (3.5 x 7 in.) |
| Description |
View looking northeast from Independence Square at the rear elevation of the State House built 1732-1748 after the designs
of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Shows the statue of Commodore John Barry sculpted by Samuel Murray in 1906 and presented
to the City of Philadelphia by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in 1907. Also includes a temporary frame structure adorned
with American shields set up behind the statue near the rear entrance and partial views of Old City Hall built 1790-1791 after
designs by David Evans, Jr. and the Lafayette Building constructed in 1907 after designs by John T. Windrim (northwest cor.
Fifth and Chestnut).
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| Is part of |
Unidentified series 23468 T |
| Notes |
Title printed on mount. |
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Additional places of publication printed on mount, including New York, NY; Portland, Oregon; London, Eng.; and Sydney, Aus. |
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Publisher's imprint printed on mount. |
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Printed above image on mount: H69. |
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Explicative paragraph of text providing brief history of Independence Hall printed on verso. Includes table of numbers indicating
"series" and "position".
|
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Gray curved mount with rounded corners. |
|
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
|
Gift of Robert M. Vogel. |
| Subject |
Barry, John, 1745-1803 -- Statues. |
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United States. Navy -- Officers. |
|
City Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Lafayette Building (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
City & town halls -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 433-441. |
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Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 520. |
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Independence Square (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 500 block -- South side. |
| Genre |
Gelatin silver prints -- 1900-1910. |
|
Stereographs -- 1900-1910. |
| Associated name |
Evans, David, Jr., fl. 1794-1806, architect. |
| Associated name |
Hamilton, Andrew, ca. 1676-1741, architect. |
| Associated name |
Murray, Samuel, 1869-1941, sculptor. |
| Associated name |
Windrim, John T. (John Torrey), 1866-1934, architect. |
| Associated name |
Woolley, Edmund, ca. 1695-1771, architect. |
| Printer |
Keystone View Company, publisher. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Keystone View Company - Historic buildings and sites [P.9047.153] |
| Accession number |
P.9047.153 |
