| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
|
Lazzarini, Francesco, d. 1808, sculptor. |
|
Thornton, William, 1759-1828, architect. |
| Title |
[Library Company of Philadelphia, southeast corner Fifth and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1860 |
| Date |
[ca. 1860] |
| Physical Description |
2 photographic prints: albumen; sheets 9 x 18 cm.(3.25 x 6.75 in.) |
| Description |
Shows the first permanent building of the subscription library, organized by Benjamin Franklin and his Junto in 1731, built
1789-1790 after the designs of Dr. William Thornton at Fifth and Library streets. View includes the Benjamin Franklin statue
sculpted by Francesco Lazzarini and installed in 1792 in the niche above the entrance of the Palladian building.
|
| Notes |
Half-stereographic prints including one on white paper mount with square corners. |
|
Title supplied by cataloguer. |
|
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia. |
|
Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
|
Part of the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom (PW-285234-22), 2023-2025. |
| Subject |
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Statues. |
|
Library Company of Philadelphia -- Buildings. |
|
Libraries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Fifth Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- South -- 100 block. |
| Genre |
Stereographs -- 1850-1860. |
|
Albumen prints -- 1850-1860. |
| Associated name |
Lazzarini, Francesco, d. 1808, sculptor. |
| Associated name |
Thornton, William, 1759-1828, architect. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - unidentified - Libraries [(6)1322.F.20b; P.2282.41] |
| Accession number |
(6)1322.F.20b |
|
P.2282.41 |
