| Title |
[Armory of First City Troop, 21st and Ludlow streets, Philadelphia] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1864 |
| Date |
[ca. 1864] |
| Physical Description |
3 photographs : 1 albumen on paper mount ; 2 albumen on card mount ; mount 18 x 14 cm (5.5 x 7 in.) or smaller (carte de viste
format) (stereograph format).
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| Description |
Exterior views of the first permanent First City Troop armory erected in 1863 at 21st and Ludlow Streets below Market Street.
Also shows four men, including a policeman, standing near the entranceway of the two-story, brick building. Armory was rebuilt
in 1874. The First City Troop, a private military organization and one of the oldest continually mounted U.S. military units,
was organized in 1774 to defend against British invasion.
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| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
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Date inff=erred from content. |
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Stereograph on yellow mount with square corners. |
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Created postfreeze. |
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Two of the images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of materials related to the Cooper and Union Shop Volunteer Saloons
and Hospitals.
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Stereograph inscribed with misidentification: Cooper Shop? |
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One of the images [5778.F.27f] reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's
Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 88.
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Arcadia caption text: Founded in 1774 to defend the American colonies and still in existence today as the oldest mounted military
unit in continuous service in the United States Armed Forces, the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry has participated both
in combat and at ceremonial occasions. In 1863 the First City Troop erected its first permanent armory, shown here on Twenty-First
and Ludlow streets, for $19,000. The Troop quickly outgrew this modest two-story brick structure with its riding hall in the
rear, and enlarged and altered the building as part of its centennial celebration in 1874. In 1901 the Troop moved to its
present armory on South Twenty-Third Street.
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Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Subject |
Pennsylvania. National Guard. Troop of Philadelphia City Cavalry, 1st. |
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Armories -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Police -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Twenty-First Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- South -- 000 block. |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
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Stereographs -- 1860-1870. |
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Cartes de visite -- 1860-1870. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| PRINT | stereo - unidentified - Military [5778.F.27e] |
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Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| cdv - unidentified - Military [P.2282.37] |
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Library Company of Philadelphia| PRINT PRINT | photo - unidentified - Military [5778.F.27f] |
| Accession number |
5778.F.27e |
|
5778.F.27f |
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P.2282.37 |
