Details
Contributor McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Smith, Robert, 1722-1777, architect.
Title Centennial anniversary of the Lutheran Church, southeast corner 4th and Cherry streets. [graphic]
Publisher Philadelphia
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1872
Date 1866
Physical Description 2 photographic prints: albumen on stereograph mounts; 9 x 18 cm.(3.25 x 6.75 in.)
Description Interior views showing the heavily adorned altar of the New Lutheran Church also known as Zion Church (i.e. Zion-St. Michael's Lutheran Church) during the centennial celebration of the church built 1766-1769 after the designs of Robert Smith. Decorations include a large banner, garland, flowers, and wreathes. One view also shows pews.
Notes Yellow mounts with square corners.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
One of images [(4)1322.F.24a] accompanied by label misidentifying location.
One of images [1332.F.24b] reproduced in Kenneth Finkel's Nineteenth century photography in Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications, Inc. in cooperation with the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1980), entry #172.
Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject Zion--St. Michael's Lutheran Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Churches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Centennial celebrations -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Altars -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Decorations -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Pews -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Fourth Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- North -- 100 block -- East side.
Genre Stereographs -- 1860-1870.
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870.
Associated name Smith, Robert, 1722-1777, architect.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - unidentified - Religion [(4)1322.F.24a & b]
Accession number (4)1322.F.24a
(4)1322.F.24b