Creator |
Gilbert, Reuben S., engraver. |
Contributor |
Woodside, John Archibald, delineator. |
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McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
Title |
[Ruins of the Hall] [graphic] / R.S. Gilbert, Sc.; J.A. Woodside, Jr., Delt. |
Publisher |
[Philadelphia] : [publisher not identified] |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1838 |
Date |
[1838] |
Physical Description |
1 print : wood engraving ; sheet 12 x 23 cm (4.75 x 9 in.) |
Description |
Depicts the burnt ruin of the abolitionist meeting place at Sixth and Haines Streets in Philadelphia. Several white men and
women pedestrians walk on the sidewalk. The hall was erected in 1838 as an arena for "free discussion." On May 17, 1838, after
3 days of interracial dedication ceremonies and services, hostile mobs set the hall on fire. The ruin continued to stand until
the Odd Fellows Society built a hall on the lot in 1846.
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Is referenced by |
Phillips, 272 |
Notes |
Title from P. Lee Phillip's, "A Descriptive list of maps and views of Philadelphia in the Library of Congress, 1683-1865"
(Philadelphia: Geographical Society of Philadelphia, 1926), p. 49.
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Originally published in: [Samuel Webb's], History of Pennsylvania Hall. (Philadelphia: Printed by Merrihew and Gun, 1838).
Last page contains advertisement for a limited supply of larger frameable versions of the plate to be sold at the Anti-Slavery
Office, No. 29 N. 9th Street, in Philadelphia.
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Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of engravings related to Philadelphia. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886. |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
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Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
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Subject |
Pennsylvania Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Abolitionists -- Crimes against -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Antislavery movements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Fires -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Pedestrians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Ruins -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
Sixth Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- North -- 100 block. |
Genre |
Book illustrations -- 1830-1840. |
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Wood engravings -- 1830-1840. |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Ph Pr-8x10-Associations-Pennsylvania Hall [(6)1322.F.98c] |
Accession number |
(6)1322.F.98c |