| 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; 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. View includes the Benjamin Franklin statue sculpted by Francesco Lazzarini
and installed in the niche above the building entrance in 1792.
|
| 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. |
| 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 |
