| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
[Slate Roof House, former residence of William Penn, southeast corner of Second and Sansom Streets, Philadelphia] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1864 |
| Date |
ca. 1864 |
| Physical Description |
2 photographic prints: albumen on stereograph mount; 8 x 18 cm.(3.25 x 6.75 in.) |
| Description |
Views showing the former Penn residence tenanted by John C. Rogers, sign painter, and a wine and cigar dealer, at the southeast
corner of Second Street and Norris Alley (Sansom Street). The H-shaped building, adorned with signage and broadsides, was
the residence of Penn from 1699-1701. Also includes merchandise displays in front of the building and partial views of adjacent
businesses.
|
| Notes |
Yellow mounts with square corners. |
|
Title supplied by cataloguer. |
|
Possibly by Philadelphia photographer John Moran. |
|
One of images 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 |
Penn, William, 1644-1718 -- Homes and haunts. |
|
Rogers, John C. |
|
Shops & storefronts -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Dealers (Retail trade) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Second Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- South -- 100 block. |
| Genre |
Stereographs -- 1860-1870. |
|
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - unidentified - Residences [(6)1322.F.60a & P.9758.1] |
| Accession number |
(6)1322.F.60a |
|
P.9758.1 |
