| Creator |
Cremer, James, 1821-1893, photographer. |
| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
|
Smith, Robert, 1722-1777, architect. |
| Title |
Carpenters' Hall. Rear of 322 Chestnut Street. [graphic] |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia: James Cremer] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1870 |
| Date |
[ca. 1870] |
| Physical Description |
1 photographic print: albumen on stereograph mount; 9 x 18 cm. (3.5 x 7 in.) |
| Description |
View of the interior of the hall built 1770-1774 by the builders association, Carpenters' Company of the City and County of
Philadelphia, after designs by member Robert Smith. Room includes chairs, a long table, and a plaque on the wall reading "Within
these Walls Henry, Hancock, & Adams inspired the Delegates of the Colonies with Nerve & Sinew for the Toils of War Resulting
in Our National Independence." Building served as the meeting place for the First Continental Congress in 1774. The Carpenter's
Company, organized 1724, was formed to provide instruction in the science of architecture and financial assistance to members
and members' families in need.
|
| Notes |
Name of photographer, title, and date from duplicate in the collections of George Eastman House, Rochester, N.Y. |
|
Yellow mount with rounded corners. |
|
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views relating to Philadelphia. |
|
Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Subject |
Carpenters' Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Guildhalls -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Interiors -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 320-322. |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
|
Stereographs -- 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 - Cremer - Associations [(8)1322.F.7j] |
| Accession number |
(8)1322.F.7j |
