| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
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Dixey, William, designer. |
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Evans, David, Jr., fl. 1794-1806, architect. |
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Hamilton, Andrew, ca. 1676-1741, architect. |
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Rush, William, 1756-1833, sculptor. |
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Woolley, Edmund, ca. 1695-1771, architect. |
| Title |
Views of Independence Hall, 520 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia |
| Date |
ca. 1865-ca. 1870 |
| Physical Description |
8 photographic prints: albumen on stereograph mounts; 10 x 18 cm.(4 x 7 in.) or smaller. |
| Description |
Views predominately showing exteriors of the front and rear of the State House built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew
Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Also shows the old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans, Jr. adorned with
lettering reading "Mayors Office" (500 Chestnut); views of Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut), including the
building adorned with broadsides; partial views of the construction site for and the completed Public Ledger Building (built
1866-1867, 600-606 Chestnut), the rear gate entrance to Independence Square and the square; pedestrian traffic; horse-drawn
wagons; and a guard. Also includes a view of a queue of people in mourning clothes at the rear of the hall, probably during
the funeral of President Lincoln and an interior view showing the Assembly Room when utilized as an exhibit gallery. Interior
view includes William Rush's wood statue of George Washington (carved 1815); the Liberty Bell; a stuffed bald eagle; framed
artwork, predominately from the Charles Wilson Peale portrait collection, and the "Rising Sun" chair (used by George Washington
as he presided over the Constitutional Convention) displayed on top of a desk.
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| Notes |
Contains eight stereographic prints mounted on yellow, cream, or orange mounts, including six with square corners and two
with rounded corners. Four of images contain manuscript titles. One of images published as series number 352. Independence
Hall. New Excelsior Series. Fine American Views. Philadelphia, Penn'a.
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Six of the images were originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia. |
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Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Subject |
Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Statues. |
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Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Associated objects. |
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City Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Congress Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Public Ledger Building (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Liberty Bell. |
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Galleries (Display spaces) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Construction -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Queues -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Grief. |
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Carts & wagons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Broadsides -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Guards -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 520. |
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Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 500 block -- South side. |
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Independence Square (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
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Stereographs -- 1860-1870. |
| Associated name |
Dixey, William, designer. |
| Associated name |
Evans, David, Jr., fl. 1794-1806, architect. |
| Associated name |
Hamilton, Andrew, ca. 1676-1741, architect. |
| Associated name |
Rush, William, 1756-1833, sculptor. |
| Associated name |
Woolley, Edmund, ca. 1695-1771, architect. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - unidentified - Government buildings [1322.F.7f; (3)1322.F.9h; (8)1322.F.8e; (8)1322.F.9bx; (8)1322.F.9dx; (8)1322.F.9f;
P.9013.5; P.9299.26]
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| Accession number |
1322.F.7f |
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(3)1322.F.9h |
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(8)1322.F.8e |
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(8)1322.F.9bx |
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(8)1322.F.9dx |
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(8)1322.F.9f |
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P.9013.5 |
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P.9299.26 |
