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Henry Clay sarcophagus in Struthers marble yard [graphic] / Taken by W.L. Germon.
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Creator
Germon, W. L. (Washington Lafayette), 1822-1877, photographer.
Contributor
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title
Henry Clay sarcophagus in Struthers marble yard [graphic] / Taken by W.L. Germon.
Publisher
Philadelphia
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1861
Date
February 1861
Physical Description
1 photographic print: albumen on stereograph mount; 8 x 18 cm.(3.25 x 6.75 in.)
Description
Shows a man standing next to the inscribed Clay sarcophagus, constructed for the vault of the monument at Clay's former estate, Ashland, in the marble yard of John Struthers & Son at 1022 Market Street, Philadelphia. Also shows a section of the shipping crate lid inscribed H.T. Duncan, Esq. President of the Clay Monument Association Lexington Kentucky. Care of Mess. Clarke & Co. Pittsburg PA. Box No. 1. Includes partial views of other marble pieces in the yard.
Notes
Photographer, title, and date from manuscript note on accompanying label.
Buff paper mount with square corners.
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
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
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 -- Tomb.
John Struthers & Son.
Scarcophagi -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Marble industry and trade -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Market Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 1022.
Genre
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870.
Stereographs -- 1860-1870.
Provenance
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Germon - Monuments & statues [(8)1322.F.33g]
Accession number
(8)1322.F.33g
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